Care Coordination

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

  Emergency department use is at a historic high. Nearly one-half of all nonelective admissions go through the ED, according to one source. The following are factors driving ED use, according to a brief from CMS and the Children's Health…

Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke's University Health Network and Capital BlueCross have entered into an accountable care agreement, with an aim at improving patient health outcomes and patient satisfaction while reducing healthcare costs.

Patient-centered medical homes that have received the National Committee for Quality Assurance seal saw a 5 percent greater reduction in average Medicare costs than practices that have not earned NCQA recognition, according to a study conducted by RTI International.

Minneapolis-based OptumHealth, a division of UnitedHealth, is hosting a webinar on Aug. 19 covering the results from the company's 5th Annual Wellness in the Workplace Study.

  A regional analysis from the Poughkeepsie Journal editorial board suggests expanding acute-care beds may be the wrong move in the face of a rapidly aging population in the U.S.

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System has launched a model of care that expands on its patient-centered medical home model in Pennsylvania, according to a report by The Abington Journal.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 | 1:15 – 2:15 PM CDT In this webinar, you will learn about the following topics:       > Population Health is coming. Health care providers need to prepare now to          thrive…

The Healthcare Association of New York State submitted comments on New York State's Health Home Application to Serve Children, encouraging the state's ideas while also offering recommendations and concerns.

Englewood, Colo.-based Centura Health and Colorado Health Neighborhoods — Centura's physician provider network — are collaborating with health insurer UnitedHealthcare to launch an accountable care organization aimed at improving the quality of care and reducing healthcare costs for nearly 17,000…