Care Coordination

Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia shook hands to resolve a weekslong contract lapse that left hundreds of thousands of patients in out-of-network limbo.

In an era of consolidation and decreasing reimbursements, how can hospitals and health systems provide substantial population health programs for their patient populations?

College Station (Texas) Medical Center will close its labor and delivery unit July 16 — a change that will come as part of the hospital's new strategic direction, according to KBTX.

The FDA banned the sale of highly concentrated or pure caffeine in bulk directly to consumers April 13, calling it a major public health threat.

Calais (Maine) Regional Hospital will suspend its infusion services department, dubbed the Rose Room, effective May 1.

Wildfire smoke exposure was linked to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular emergency department visits for U.S. adults, especially adults 65 years and over, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

The National Institutes of Health is "aggressively" reviewing reports that it sought funding from alcoholic beverage manufacturers in support of its study on the benefits of moderate drinking, according to The Hill.

Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network received the 2018 AMGA–Optum Award for Innovation in Population Health.

Member satisfaction topped health insurers' priorities list while the shift to value-based care came in last, according to a recent HealthEdge survey commissioned by Survata.

Ischemic heart disease was the leading cause of death and premature mortality from 1990 to 2016, according to a study published in JAMA.