Detroit's lights are beginning to flicker on after a cable failure shut down the grid at 10:30 a.m., putting 900 sites in the dark, including Detroit Medical Center's 320-bed Detroit Receiving Hospital, according to the The Detroit News.
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Based on feedback from accountable care organizations, consumer groups and other stakeholders, CMS has proposed many changes to the rules governing ACOs participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
CMS has released a proposal aimed at strengthening the Medicare Shared Savings Program, which reflects input from accountable care organizations participating in the program, consumer groups and other stakeholders.
Accountable care organizations are trying to piece together a broken health care system in the dark, according to Barak Richman, JD, PhD, professor of law and business administration at Duke University.
Ocoee, Fla.-based Health Central Hospital is developing a new bed tower, which will include an emergency department capacity expansion, according to a report from the West Orange Times.
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Two of four health systems in the Fort Washington, Pa.-based Noble Health Alliance recently announced mergers, but they will not affect Noble's growing accountable care organization, according to Philadelphia Business Journal.
The numbers are in: 462,125 people selected a healthcare plan from Healthcare.gov from November 15 to 21, and 48 percent of those individuals were first-time customers, according to a Reuters report.
Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System will team up with Louisville, Ky.-based Humana to form a new accountable care organization in the Seattle-Tacoma area, according to Puget Sound Business Journal.
This year has been a tumultuous one for accountable care organizations, with some reaping the benefits of value-based reimbursement, while others suffered financially and decided they needed to make a change.
Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital is leaving the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia network today due to a contract dispute, according to Atlanta Daily World.