Across the country, there are more than 500 Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) seeking toimplement and sustain value-based care programs. To receive maximum reimbursements, ACOsmust meet cost and quality metrics surrounding population health, as well as patient and familyexperiences.
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With Justice Anthony Kennedy's impending retirement, some physicians and healthcare experts are worried what may happen to substantial health laws like Roe v. Wade and how the repeal or overturning of such laws would affect Americans, particularly women.
To succeed in value-based and risk-based contracts, accountable care organizations (ACOs) must be able to collect, aggregate, normalize and analyze data from a wide variety of sources.
A new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health links air pollution to an increased risk of diabetes worldwide.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment chose Aetna over Amerigroup as one of three insurers to manage the state's Medicaid program.
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With mental health services stretched thin across U.S. college campuses, there is a growing trend of students creating peer-run mental health clubs and organizations, which appear to be beneficial, according to a study published in the Journal of the American…
New Mexico is the worst state in the U.S. for overall child well-being, according to a report published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to improve the lives of children.
CMS on June 26 released set of updates detailing the agency's initiatives to strengthen Medicaid program integrity, including a milestone related to the agency's Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System.
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield's medical home program, since its inception in 2011, has lowered the expected cost of care for its members by nearly $1.2 billion.
In a recent blog post, Dr. Brita Hansen of LogicStream Health investigates the challenges and opportunities involved in reducing patient infection rates.