Care Coordination

The University of Chicago Medicine and Humana inked a value-based care deal to better coordinate care for Humana members in the Chicagoland area.

CMS created a new payment and service delivery model to improve care quality for children under age 21 affected by the opioid epidemic, the agency announced Aug 23. 

A recent blog post by URAC discusses St. Vincent's Health Partners becoming the first CIN to achieve Clinical Integration Re-Accreditation 

Google is updating its health app to better motivate users who struggle with regular exercise, CNBC reports.

The board of directors at Oceanside, Calif.-based Tri-City Medical Center delayed suspending the hospital's 18-bed locked mental health unit during a meeting Aug. 21, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported.  

In a unanimous decision by the board of Fayetteville, Ark.-based Washington Regional Medical Center, inpatient pediatric care will end by Sept. 1, according to The Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

Sebastopol, Calif.-based Sonoma West Medical Center has entered an agreement with Modesto, Calif.-based American Advanced Management Group, under which the hospital will eliminate some services, according to the Sonoma West Times & News.

Zubin Damania is many things. He’s a Stanford-trained physician.

Oceanside, Calif.-based Tri-City Medical Center's board of directors will reconsider whether to suspend the hospital's mental health unit during a meeting Aug. 21.

A study published in Addiction examined the association of alcohol outlets and hospital admission rates in various areas.