Since the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, demand for emergency services for nonemergency care has increased, according to research from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit and published in the American Journal of Emergency…
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The percentage of Americans who report doing no physical activity or exercise other than their regular job in the last 30 days increased from 2013 to 2014, according to the United Health Foundation's 25th annual America's Health Rankings.
Naperville, Ill.-based Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare has announced famous racecar driver Danica Patrick will be featured as the spokesperson for the system's new public health campaign, Healthy Driven.
Despite being a major concern, the Ebola epidemic is hardly the only public health issue the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the nation and the world have faced in 2014.
With more than 17.5 million households facing hunger, the prevalence of food insecurity in the United States is staggering and has an impact on population health, according to a recent report from Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica President and CEO Randy Oostra.
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Farmington, Conn.-based ProHealth Physicians accountable care organization reduced emergency room visits and hospitalizations in its first year, but did not achieve shared savings with Medicare due to the increasing cost of care, according to the New Haven Register.
Phytel was named an "early leader" of population health management solutions by KLAS.
Roper St. Francis Physician Partners, a 220-physician network based in Charleston, S.C. is creating a patient-centered medical home in South Carolina to help improve health outcomes for BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and BlueChoice HealthPlan of South Carolina members who…
United Healthcare and Farmington, Conn.-based ProHealth Physicians announced Thursday the launch of a new accountable care organization which will serve more than 11,000 Connecticut residents.
The number of people in the U.S. who smoke declined 3 percent nationwide this year, for a total decrease of 36 percent in the last 25 years, according to the United Health Foundation's 25th annual America's Health Rankings.