Author, celebrity chef, restaurateur and TV personality Michelle Bernstein has partnered with Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Cancer Institute to create a collection of healthy recipes, according to a Miami Herald report.
Care Coordination
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST Attendees Will Learn: With an earlier warning of developing pathology and deteriorating patient conditions—in advance of other systemic measures—clinicians can intervene sooner and avoid a wide range of adverse patient outcomes.…
Boston-based Health Dialog, owned by Rite Aid, announced Monday an agreement to partner with Harvard Medical School's Health Publications Division to validate the clinical accuracy of its shared decision making aids.
After spending 18 months swabbing surfaces is every subway station in New York City, scientists have been able to identify and map out bacteria and microbes around the city as part of the first genetic profiling of a metropolitan transit…
The following roundup lists recently announced new or expanded accountable care organizations and ACO-like collaborative care agreements, beginning with the most recent. 1. Summa Health, Humana sign accountable care agreement Humana and Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health System’s existing accountable care…
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Humana and Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health System's existing accountable care organization announced Thursday an agreement to provide coordinated, cost-effective care for Humana Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.
The National Association of Accountable Care Organizations has teamed up with physicians, hospitals, medical associations and almost all Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs in the country to pen a 36-page letter in response to CMS and the Office of Management…
The Texas Medical Association and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas struck an interesting agreement this week to form a new organization — called TMA PracticeEdge — that will help independent physicians secure value-based contracts.
In a study of 10 pilot accountable care organizations formed under the Physician Group Practice Demonstration initiative, researchers found the group of ACOs did not reduce spending for cardiovascular treatments and services.
BlueCross BlueShield of Kansas and the Via Christi Healthier You Alliance in Accountable Care have signed a multi-year, value-based agreement, effective Jan. 1.