The release of the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why"— a show that examines the suicide of a teenage girl — coincided with an uptick in suicide-related Google searches, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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82% of hospitals say ACA repeal efforts did not hinder population health strategy: 3 survey insights
Eighty-two percent of healthcare executives agree the Republican efforts to repeal and replace the ACA did not cause them to change their population health management plans.
The Indian Health Service will close the emergency and inpatient departments at IHS Sioux San Hospital in Rapid City, S.D., and open a new outpatient health center.
The Food and Drug Administration is planning to reduce the amount of nicotine in traditional cigarettes to minimally or non-addictive levels, according to STAT.
Cleveland-based Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed members will gain in-network access to all Cleveland-based University Hospitals facilities and providers for the first time in 20 years.
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Henry Ford Physician ACO (Detroit). Henry Ford Physician ACO launched Jan. 1, 2016. The ACO is comprised of more than 1,000 physicians, six hospitals and dozens of medical centers and clinics. Henry Ford Physician ACO participates in the Next Generation…
Health Choice Preferred (Phoenix). Health Choice Preferred is a physician-led, non-exclusive ACO that includes accountable care networks in Arizona and Utah. The ACOs, which are joint ventures between Franklin, Tenn.-based IASIS Healthcare and provider networks, are comprised of more than…
Hackensack Meridian Health (Edison, N.J.). Hackensack (N.J.) University Health Network and Neptune, N.J.-based Meridian Health merged in July 2016, joining their ACOs — Hackensack Alliance ACO, Meridian Accountable Care Organization and Meridian’s co-branded ACO with Aetna. Hackensack Alliance ACO is…
Fairview Health Services (Minneapolis). Fairview Health Services, an eight-hospital system in Minneapolis, was one of 32 ACOs to join Medicare’s Pioneer ACO program in 2012. Fairview was one of eight ACOs that remained in the program until its conclusion in…
Essentia Health (Duluth, Minn.). Essentia Health, which serves patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Idaho, launched an ACO and joined the Medicare Shared Savings Program in 2012. The ACO earned Level 3 accreditation from the National Committee for Quality…