Care Coordination

Like many systems, Omaha-based Children's Nebraska is preparing to open a new behavioral health facility. Unlike many systems, it is creating a system of care called the "no wrong door approach."

Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica and Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus have terminated their Toledo for Kids affiliation agreement, effective immediately. 

Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health is shifting 75% of its health system's internal transportation volume to its newly created ambulance service.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center has launched a program in unplanned care to improve efficiency and quality of care provided before hospital admission.

Hospital capacity concerns took center stage in late 2022, as health experts' warning of a "tripledemic" materialized. 

Greensville, S.C.-based Prisma Health has opened a $3.7 million health center designed to triple access to outpatient behavioral health services. 

NYC Health + Hospitals has made significant strides in reducing unnecessary ambulance rides and emergency department visits in New York City through its Virtual ExpressCare telehealth service.

All surgeries and procedures at Livingston, N.J.-based Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center will resume Jan. 25 after nonemergent surgeries and some outpatient services were postponed on Jan. 23 and 24 due a nearby water main break.

Cleveland Clinic has introduced a new primary care model in three of its Florida markets to improve access to services and ease administrative burdens for clinicians. 

Patients who travel longer distances to emergency facilities are more likely to present with more severe medical conditions, highlighting travel time as a key indicator of healthcare access, according to a study published Jan. 21 in JAMA Network Open.