My last blog post -- about the New Year’s resolutions many of us make but fail to keep -- examined American’s general lack of health and argued that financial incentives hold the greatest promise for improvement. I discussed a study…
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Highland Park (Ill.) Hospital is planning a $74 million modernization project to take place over the next three years, according to a Deerfield Review report.
Expanding Medicaid coverage significantly increased emergency department use among previously uninsured adults in Oregon, according to a study published in Science.
Every January 1st, millions of Americans make New Year's resolutions, and many of them have to do with improving their health. We want to lose weight, eat healthier, exercise more, quit smoking. Yet, every year, most Americans fail to keep…
The 123 newly named members of the Medicare Shared Savings Program are not the only accountable care organizations recently announced. Since the middle of November, commercial insurers and providers partnered to form the following seven ACOs or value-based care delivery…
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UnitedHealthcare has formed an accountable care organization with Primary Physician Partners and South Metro Primary Care, two groups with more than 300 total primary care providers managed by Physician Health Partners in Denver.
MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta has merged two hospitals into a new facility.
Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie has released $21.7 million to improve facilities and services of Honolulu-based Hawaii Health System Corporations, a public health system, according to a KHON2 report.
Hospital transactions from month of January 2014. Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System officially assumed ownership of San Leandro (Calif.) Hospital from Sutter Health in Sacramento, Calif. Appalachian Regional Healthcare, based in Lexington, Ky., plans to close Williamson (W.Va.) Memorial Hospital…
Here are five of the biggest stories from 2013 related to hospitals, health systems and sustainability initiatives.