The amount of Americans living with Alzheimer's-related dementia or mild cognitive impairment will increase from 6.1 million in 2017 to 15 million by 2060, according to a projection published in Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.
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Population health has been an elusive goal in the transformation to value-based care. What, after all, does population health look like? How will we know when we get there? The answer, of course, is that population health is not a…
Summerville (S.C.) Medical Center, part of Charleston, S.C.-based Trident Health, unveiled its first ambulance specially designed for pediatric patients, according to The Summerville Journal Scene.
MedExpress, a clinic chain owned by UnitedHealth Group's Optum, has opened urgent care centers connected to Walgreens' stores, with plans to open more, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reports.
Chicago-based Oak Street Health and UnitedHealthcare established a value-based network relationship.
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Coastal Medical Transportation, a Yarmouth, Mass.-based private ambulance company, launched a new software company that aims to provide more efficient patient transportation, according to a Cape Cod Times report.
Samaritan Hospital in Troy, N.Y., is opening a new emergency department Thursday, according to a Troy Record report.
Negative healthcare experiences and discomfort with physicians likely contribute to transgender youth avoiding healthcare services, according to a study published in the journal Family Practice.
UPMC's children's hospital has partnered with industrial engineers at the university to develop tools that decrease emergency department wait times, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
Circulation has partnered with Lyft to expand non-emergency medical transportation options for users, who can start booking rides today.