Tracking emergency department users across unaffiliated hospitals with a health information exchange can help better identify ED superusers, potentially allowing for interventions such as improved case management to better allocate scarce healthcare resources, according to a study in Health Affairs.…
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North Hollywood, Calif.-based IPC The Hospitalist Company has acquired the assets of four affiliated entities based in White Plains, N.Y.: Park Avenue Health Care Management; Park Avenue Medical Associates, PC; Park Avenue Medical Associates, LLC; and Geriatric Services.
Concord, N.H.-based Granite Healthcare Network, a partnership of five New Hampshire hospitals and health systems, has improved quality and controlled cost in its first year in a collaborative accountable care initiative with Cigna.
Florida Hospital Kissimmee will begin construction on its $70 million new patient tower on Dec. 12, according to an Orlando Business Journal report.
South Lake Hospital in Clermont, Fla., has begun construction on its new $8 million skilled nursing unit, according to a Daily Commercial report.
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Nearly half of hospital executives — 46 percent — have no plans to form an accountable care organization or implement a similar model in the near future, according to a recent survey conducted by Purdue Healthcare Advisors.
Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., has received a $3 million grant to expand a program that provides training for anesthesia providers in Kenya, according to a report by The Kansas City Star.
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The number of retail clinics has grown over the past 10 years, as has Americans' use of them. Here are the top five reasons people opt to visit these care settings.
Capacity management is a complex and important problem. According to a report from Central Logic, "capacity optimization is everyone's responsibility." Central Logic has compiled tips from healthcare institutions on how to improve patient flow. To improve patient flow and patient…