Six buildings on the Cleveland Clinic's main campus lost power around 8 a.m. Monday due to a damaged cable, according to a report from The Plain Dealer.
Care Coordination
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has sent a letter to the CEOs of Pittsburgh-based UPMC and health insurer Highmark Health requiring the two parties to resolve continuity of care issues for Highmark customers, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
Many accountable care organizations are interested in managing drug costs and utilization, but are focused on achieving other metrics, according to Atlantic Information Services' ACO Business News.
Columbus-based Ohio State University's hospitals face growing issues of overcrowding in their emergency departments, causing them to divert more patients to other local hospitals, according to a report by The Columbus Dispatch.
The Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced Monday plans to launch a program to use hospital data to reduce drug deaths.
Advertisement
UnitedHealthcare, an operating division of UnitedHealth Group, and Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System announced they have signed a new multi-year contract.
Documents recently revealed senior officials in Washington were conscious of issues at Phoenix Veterans Affairs Medical Center before this spring's scandal, according to The New York Times.
Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreens confirmed it ended partnerships over the last few months with two of three Medicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organizations launched in January 2013, according to AIS Health.
Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center plans to acquire a chain of local fitness centers for $9.26 million to establish UMMC Wellness Center, according to the Daily Journal.
Humana and Kenosha, Wis.-based United Hospital System signed a three-year accountable care agreement Monday, starting Jan. 1, 2015.