Temecula (Calif.) Valley Hospital now has 21 emergency department beds, up from 13 beds before its expansion, according to a report from patch.com.
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The University of Chicago Medicine will be added to the Cigna-HealthSpring Medicare Advantage provider network on Jan. 1, according to a statement.
Louisville, Ky.-based Humana and Knoxville, Tenn.-based Summit Medical Group announced a seven-year agreement to create an accountable care organization in East Tennessee for Humana Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, effective Jan 1.
First step: Reach out to all patients, not just those who require complex care.
Since the start, ACOs have been told to reduce cost by increasing the quality of care they provide; yet as simple as this revenue generation sounds, a majority of ACOs are barely above solvent levels. This leads one to ask,…
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The Bloomfield, Conn.-based health insurance giant Cigna started a fifth collaborative care initiative in Florida with the Clermont-based Primary Partners accountable care organization, according to a company release.
The emergence of new payment models for the delivery of healthcare services has contributed to the development of a broad range of continually evolving opportunities for hospital/health system-physician partnerships. The service line co-management arrangement continues to be a popular vehicle…
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More than 190,000 physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants participate in accountable care organizations across the country, according to a recent SK&A market insight report.
Shelbyville, Del.-based Atlantic General Hospital and Health System is joining Delmarva Health Network — a physician-led accountable care organization that was created by nonprofit Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare — to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.