Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare and Florida Blue, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan of Florida, have established an accountable care organization agreement.
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A new report released by Leavitt Partners, a healthcare intelligence firm, has identified six types of ACOs based on their organizational structure, ownership and patient care focus.
According to a recently published EmCare whitepaper, poor patient flow in hospitals slows throughput and decreases overall capacity. Those hospitals tend to demonstrate the following four issues:
Green Bay, Wis.-based Bellin Health has announced it will join Blue Priority — Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's ACO in Wisconsin.
A new study has found Medicare's early ACOs have put little emphasis on surgical care, even though it accounts for roughly half of hospital expenditures.
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In a presentation, Chicago-based Valence Health CEO Phil Kamp explored the 31 flavors of risk facing healthcare providers.
Minneapolis-based Medica and Rochester, Minn.-basedMayo Clinic Health System have announced they are partnering to improve the quality of care and cut costs for patients in northwestern Wisconsin.
Quality Health Solutions — an accountable care organization that includes more than 4,500 physicians, 450 clinics and 34 hospitals in Wisconsin — has changed its name to Integrated Health Network and signed a new agreement with Waukesha, Wis.-based FlagshipSailsRx, according…
A new report from Availity, a revenue cycle management and business solutions provider, has identified the value-based payment models used most often by healthcare providers.
A new report has found 75 percent of healthcare providers participate in at least one type of value-based payment model.