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.
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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.
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More and more, hospitals are looking for ways to save on their bottom line, especially in the face of declining reimbursements and patient volumes.
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine is launching a joint venture in Saudi Arabia with Saudi Aramco, an oil and natural gas company owned by the Saudi Arabian government, according to a JHM news release.
Provider organizations in nine rural communities in Indiana, Michigan and California have bonded together as the National Rural ACO and joined the Medicare Shared Savings Program as an accountable care organization.
A whitepaper from Truven Health Analytics shares some insight for providers to predict the success of their accountable care organization pilots.
Health insurer UnitedHealthcare and Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services have expanded their agreement to include 14 of Prime's hospitals.