Care Coordination

Concord, N.H.-based Granite Healthcare Network has chosen Watertown, Mass.-based athenahealth's cloud-based population health management program to help manage and coordinate care across the network.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has announced Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Managed Health Services of Indiana and MDwise have won the contracts to provide coordinated healthcare services to approximately 84,000 Medicaid enrollees beginning next year.

"A good time" and "shopping for health insurance" are rarely found in the same sentence, according to the latest Bankrate Health Insurance Pulse survey. About two-thirds of Americans think shopping for health insurance is about as enjoyable as getting a…

In population health, the extent to which patients understand health terms and concepts can directly affect their health status.

Socioeconomic status can be an indicator of adverse events for patients.

Some of the nation's most prestigious systems have developed successful population health strategies without forming a Medicare accountable care organization.

The following roundup lists recently announced accountable care organizations or collaborative care agreements, beginning with the most recent.

Although relatively new and not precisely defined, "population health" has been one of the biggest buzzwords in healthcare this year.

Louisville, Ky.-based health insurer Humana has had a busy week thus far, entering into a value-based agreement with Banner Network Colorado and launching an accountable care agreement with HealthCare Partners Nevada.

More than 80 percent of urgent care centers across the country reported growth in 2013 to accommodate an increased patient base, according to the Urgent Care Association of America's 2014 Benchmarking Study.