Care Coordination

Gordon Hospital in Calhoun, Ga., has begun construction on its $37 million expansion project, according to a Coosa Valley News report.

Provider organizations hoping to become an accountable care organization in the Medicare Shared Savings Program next year should focus on three key activities, according to a Premier blog post.

Partners in Care, an East Brunswick, N.J.-based independent physician association and healthcare management company, launched an accountable care organization with Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Jan 1.

A decentralized patient placement process results in numerous problems, including long wait times in the emergency department, patients leaving without being seen, delayed discharge notifications and delayed or cancelled operating room procedures, according to a TeleTracking blog post.

The role of primary care is extremely important when it comes to the success of accountable care organizations. ACOs turn to primary care offices for enhanced access to efficient care, care coordination (often using embedded care coordinators) and for population…

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…

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…