A new study published in the NewYork-Presbyterian to double ED size by 2017says monitoring Internet traffic to local provider websites could help predict demand for emergency department services.
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The government's first mass media anti-smoking campaign, which came with a $48 million price tag, or $480 per smoker who quit, was deemed cost effective in a CDC report released Wednesday, according to The Washington Post.
Phoenix-based Health Choice, a managed care organization and insurer, announced plans to team up with the physician-led Phoenix Children's Care Network to form an accountable care organization with a focus on improving outcomes for pediatric care.
Louisville, Ky.-based health insurance company Humana reported accountable care programs produced positive, measurable results in 2013 for quality of care and lower costs for one million Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.
In the past 25 years, the U.S. has made great strides forward in our population's health and taken a few major steps back, according to the United Health Foundation's 25th annual America's Health Rankings.
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Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System and Green Bay, Wis.-based Prevea Health have signed a letter of intent to join Brookfield, Wis.-based Integrated Health Network of Wisconsin, a multi-system, clinically integrated accountable care network, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel…
The socioeconomic factor that affects 30-day unplanned hospital readmissions for heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia most is employment status, according to a Truven Health Analytics study released yesterday.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has announced it will double the size of its emergency department to combat long wait times, according to a report from DNAInfo.
An industry-wide shift to population health means patients and providers are focusing more on how to get healthy and stay healthy.
Vipul Mankad, MD, helped launch Austin, Texas-based Integrated ACO, one of the most successful Advance Payment ACOs in the country.