New Lenox, Ill.-based Silver Cross Hospital is collaborating with paramedics from seven local fire departments to launch a mobile integrated health program that aims to help patients with chronic conditions manage their health from their own homes.
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As we recently explored, the Bundled Payment for Care Improvement (BPCI) program has been updated to become BPCI Advanced. As with any new alternative payment model, there are discussions and debates on the effectiveness and feasibility of the programs. In…
Many hospitals have a problem with network leakage, and that won't fly in a value-based world dependent upon better coordination of care, according to Munster, Ind.-based Community Healthcare System's Catherine Tinsley, vice president of medical data analytics and health economics.
A Washington, D.C., initiative partially designed to reduce the number of unnecessary ambulance rides has seen some positive results, but it has not yet made huge strides toward its goals, according to The Washington Post.
As part of a plan to transition away from acute care toward outpatient services, Providence Health System in Washington, D.C., owned by St. Louis-based Ascension, will shut down its hospital in Washington, D.C., Dec. 14.
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Weight Watchers is moving away from diets to focus on promoting healthy habits and overall wellness, and changing its name to WW to better reflect this new image, CNBC reports.
A team of researchers from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill are tracking the presence of bacteria and viruses in North Carolina's water system after hurricane Florence. Rachel Noble, PhD, a microbiologist leading the efforts, described the process…
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law mandating all healthcare facilities and prisons statewide make plant-based meal options available to patients at every meal.
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Twin Cities in Minnesota will eliminate its inpatient care by the end of the year, a hospital spokesperson confirmed to Fox 9 News.