Arlington-based Texas Health Resources and Texas Health Physicians Group have partnered with Cigna to form a collaborative accountable care initiative, the payer's version of accountable care organizations.
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Some of the largest, most financially stable health systems in the country share a business line — operating a health plan — but it is far from an easy task.
Here are some recommendations on improving OR bottom lines from Jeff Peters and Robert Dahl of Surgical Directions.
Methodist Mansfield (Texas) Medical Center has received approval for its proposed $118 million expansion project, which includes building a new patient tower.
The portion of lives covered by accountable care organizations fluctuates widely between states, according to a recent Health Affairs blog post.
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The Nebraska Medical Center and Methodist Health System, both based in Omaha, Neb., have joined forces to create a health plan network, according to an Omaha World-Herald report.
Urgent care centers' and retail health clinics' popularity has exploded as of late, with patients rushing to the outpatient care sites in droves.
Health insurer Cigna has announced two new collaborative accountable care initiatives, it's version of accountable care organizations: one in Illinois and another in Tennessee.
Many hospitals choose to outsource certain support functions, such as housekeeping, transcription services, food services and supply chain management, in order to achieve cost savings.
The patient volume in Los Alamitos (Calif.) Medical Center's emergency department was on the rise, thanks in part to other area EDs shutting down.