Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Holy Cross Physician Partners and Cigna have announced the two organizations are launching a collaborative care initiative to improve patient access to healthcare and enhance care coordination.
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Anesthesiologist Vikram Appannagari, MD, of Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso, Ind., traveled to Nicaragua on a volunteer medical mission trip, according to a LaPorte County Life report.
The state of Iowa has signed agreements with two large accountable care organizations to improve health outcomes for thousands of residents on the Iowa Health and Wellness Plan, the state's Medicaid program.
A proposal in North Carolina would set up Medicaid accountable care organizations and have providers enrolling in July 2015, with a goal of having 90 percent of the state's Medicaid beneficiaries in ACOs in five years, according to a report…
The John A. Hartford Foundation has released the results of a national survey finding team-based care, a key service of patient-centered medical homes, are preferred by older adults.
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The Institute for Healthcare Improvement suggests using morning team meetings, "AM bedside huddles," to plan strategies for improving daily patient flow.
Jessica Edmiston of National Medical Billing Services explains coding updates for ambulatory surgery centers to know this year.
Humana and Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy have announced the two organizations will partner to develop an accountable care organization that is intended to improve health outcomes for Humana Medicare Advantage members in southwest Missouri.
What are the main challenges and opportunities for anesthesia leaders going forward? Dr. Andrew Greenfield of Sheridan Healthcare analyzes the issues here.
In previous decades, hospital performance was based largely on volume. Leaders kept an eye on revenue and expenses, engaged in physician relations to ensure cases continued to be referred to the hospital, and left quality mostly to its medical staff,…