While the number of retail clinics has more than doubled in the last seven years from 600 to approximately 1,500 retail clinics, there is no correlation between the presence of retail clinics and reductions in emergency department patient volumes, according…
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Many emergency departments suffer from overcrowding: From 1997 to 2007, ED visit rates increased at twice the rate of growth of the U.S. population, according to a study in JAMA. Additionally, since 1990, the number of hospital EDs has decreased…
Pinehurst, N.C.-based FirstHealth of the Carolinas has selected Truven Health Analytics' Unify solution to strengthen its population health efforts, according to a Truven news release.
Lancaster (Pa.) General Health has developed a new care model, Care Connections, to help high-risk patients with high rates of utilization better manage their care.
Changes are likely coming to how urgent care is regulated, which could lead to advantages for hospitals and health systems looking to enter into the space.
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Five thoughts and observations on the current state of the accountable care organization model.
Carole Black, MD, views the healthcare industry through a multidimensional lens.
After a hospital or health system acquires a physician practice, it's necessary to establish a strategic plan for where the practice will go and how it will get there, according to a report by Jim Doty, senior principal for physician…
Last week, the first-year results of accountable care organizations in the Medicare Shared Savings Program brought on reactions that were — you guessed it — mixed. This event was one-for-one with ACOs' track record thus far. The model is relatively…
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