Care Coordination

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.

Mt. Lebanon, Wash.-based St. Clair Hospital and Washington Health System in Vancouver, Wash. have announced they will join health insurer Highmark's patient-centered medical home model that rewards physicians based on performance, according to a Pittsburg Business Times report.

Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Tom Petri (R-Wis.) have introduced the bipartisan Medicare Transitional Care Act, which would provide additional support for Medicare beneficiaries transitioning from a hospital setting to their homes or another care facility.

A new report from Oliver Wyman, a consulting firm, has identified various obstacles that keep accountable care organizations from deploying technology.

Since the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act was signed into law four years ago, the formation and growth of accountable care organizations has been closely tracked. According to an August 2013 Leavitt Partners report, there are 488 ACOs in the…

The Healthcare Association of New York State has submitted comments to the state on the Medicaid Redesign Team waiver Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Attachments I and J, and the Interim Access Assurance Fund program.

CEOs say operational efficiency will be key to hospital survival, as providers learn to work with fewer resources to provide for more patients in a safer manner, according to a TeleTracking blog post.

  Healthcare leaders can improve the safety and security of their patients and staff by implementing a comprehensive credentialing program that ensures all employees and commercial visitors participate in best practices and system policies. A comprehensive credentialing management program not…