A healthcare facility is likely one of the last places you would expect to serve fast food, but many have contracts with fast food companies to serve patients, staff and visitors, according to the Physicians Committee.
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Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare and Aetna announced plans last week to form a new accountable care organization to improve care coordination and delivery.
After compiling data on access to quality and affordable healthcare, as well as infrastructure and amenities that promote healthy lifestyles, Livability has ranked the 10 healthiest cities in the U.S. for 2015.
Population health strategies revolve around cohorts of people, and those strategies require the right kinds of data and effective analytics to drive health improvement and lower cost.
Cincinnati-based UC Health and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have reached a new agreement on their provider-insurer relationship, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Pocono Medical Center in Stroudsburg, Pa., and the Children's Hospital of Lehigh Valley Hospital have partnered with and committed $20,000 to the Monroe County Community Safety Program, according to a Pocono Record report.
Value-based and accountable payment methods are on the minds of most hospital executives today.
Value-based and accountable payment methods are on the minds of most hospital executives today.
On March 10, 2015, CMS Innovation Center unveiled the latest in accountable care organizations, this time testing to see if a high-risk, high-reward model can successfully improve health outcomes and reduce costs for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries. The initiative is part…
Here are the population health stories that captured the attention of Becker's Hospital Review readers during the month of March.