Care Coordination

The world of medicine is always evolving, and this means that the healthcare environment is also undergoing a constant change. Hospitals are the core provider of healthcare, and they must adopt a variety of measures to adapt themselves to the…

The Medical Center of Lewisville (Texas) will begin a $17 million emergency department construction and renovation project early next year, according to a D Healthcare Daily report.

Capacity management solutions company TeleTracking will present three webinars with The Joint Commission on managing patient flow.

This week, the University of Minnesota will begin construction on its $160 million Ambulatory Care Center, according to a Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal report.

Of the 100 accountable care organizations listed on Becker's Hospital Review's 2013 list of ACOs to Know, 25 are headquartered in the Northeast.

HackensackAlliance ACO uses 4G tablets to better coordinate and manage patient care.

Many hospitals and health systems have renamed or rebranded themselves this year. In fact, more than 100 hospitals or health systems changed names in 2013, according to Andrea Simon, PhD, president of Simon Associates Management Consultants.

Health insurer Humana has partnered with Spartanburg, S.C.-based Regional HealthPlus for an accountable care organization.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America has reached a new contract with Florida Blue.

As the healthcare industry moves toward a value-based reimbursement model, providers are increasingly tasked to do more with less. For all providers, this means meeting demands for increasingly sophisticated care on smaller budgets and employing population health and care coordination…