The following accountable care organizations or value-based care delivery arrangements were covered by Becker's Hospital Review within the past month.
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Contract negotiations appear to have stalled between Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health and health insurer UnitedHealthcare, according to a report from The Indianapolis Star.
Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Fla., has signed a clinical integration agreement with payer Florida Blue to manage costs and improve quality outcomes.
Oregon's coordinated care organizations — similar to accountable care organizations but for Medicaid enrollees — reduced ER visits and increased primary care spending, according to nine-month results from the Oregon Health Authority.
The first-year results of accountable care organizations in the Medicare Shared Savings Program brought on some mixed reactions last week, but there are a few important things to note about what these intiital results say about the program.
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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.
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.