In 2012, South Shore Hospital decided to replace its outdated sick-bank policy with a contemporary, integrated paid-time-off (PTO) and disability program. In 2013, the Weymouth, Massachusetts hospital launched a new program that has significantly increased productivity among its 4,000 employees…
Care Coordination
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina plan to pilot programs to provide value-based care while improving outcomes and costs through the new Center for Healthcare Innovation.
The board overseeing Oregon's health insurance exchange voted Friday to abandon the glitch-ridden state-run exchange site in favor of relying on HealthCare.gov, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
CMS has announced a special health insurance exchange sign-up period for Pre-Existing Conditions Insurance Plan enrollees.
More than 400,000 people have enrolled in health insurance exchange plans sold by health insurance CO-OPs, according to a news release from the National Alliance of State Health CO-OPs.
Advertisement
The NYU Langone Medical Center has opened the doors to its new Ronald O. Perelman Center for Emergency Services.
Call it what you may — ACO, ACE or CCO — Medicaid accountable care and care coordination initiatives are on the rise. State-supported care coordination activities, patient-centered medical homes, value-based payment arrangements and quality improvement initiatives are expected to increase…
Dr. Nick Shamie of UCLA Spine Surgery will explain the challenges and opportunities for a spine surgeon in joining an ACO at Becker’s 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Business of Spine. Early registration will…
MissionPoint Health Partners Location: Nashville, Tenn. Type of company: Clinically integrated network and accountable care organization Meet the organization: MissionPoint is the ACO launched by nonprofit, Nashville-based Saint Thomas Health in January 2012. Since its founding, the network has grown…
New research estimates 522 total accountable care organizations are serving 15 to 17 percent of the U.S. population.