Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro, N.H., has partnered with a local farm to provide patients, employees and visitors more healthy food options, including local beef, according to a Foster's Daily Democrat report.
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Hearst Health and the Thomas Jefferson University's Jefferson School of Population Health in Philadelphia have created a $100,000 cash award to recognize an organization's or individual's achievements in managing or improving community wellness.
Medicaid ACOs have the potential to align payment and care delivery incentives to promote high-quality, well-coordinated care and improve population health, according to an issue brief from the Milbank Memorial Fund.
Engaging parents in collaborative care for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can help improve outcomes, according to a study published today in Pediatrics.
The following list includes recently announced, new or expanded accountable care organizations and collaborative care agreements, beginning with the most recent.
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UnitedHealthcare announced plans to give 52,000 UnitedHealthcare members with employer-sponsored plans access to the Dallas-based accountable care organization Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance.
Brookfield-based Integrated Health Network of Wisconsin and UnitedHealthcare announced plans Thursday to expand accountable care services to 30,000 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.
Aetna and HackensackAlliance ACO in Hackensack, N.J., announced Wednesday the launch of a new accountable care agreement to expand coordinated care to more than 10,000 Aetna members, effective April 1.
The University of Colorado Anschutz Health and Wellness Center has partnered with the State of Colorado Employee Wellness Program to offer health programs to government employees in the state.
Chris Borland — a San Francisco 49ers linebacker and a promising rookie — has decided to retire at the age of 24 due to concerns regarding the long-term effects of repetitive head trauma, according to an ESPN report.