Care Coordination

Among the significant changes taking place across the U.S. healthcare industry is the transition to the accountable care organization model. In a survey of healthcare professionals commissioned by Imprivata earlier this year, 62 percent of respondents said their organization is…

Improving practices surrounding outpatient observation by creating dedicated observation units with defined protocols could improve bed capacity and quality of care, according to an article in Health Affairs.

St. Joseph Regional Health System in Bryan, Texas, has announced plans to build a $20 million facility to house its trauma program.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has announced plans for a $72.1 million expansion and renovation project at St. Mary's Hospital.

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai, UCLA Health System and Mechanicsburg, Penn.-based long-term care provider Select Medical have joined forces to open an acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital, according to a news release.

CVS Caremark's MinuteClinics have expanded into New Hampshire and the retail clinic chain has launched a clinical collaboration with New Lebanon-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock.

Health insurer Aetna and Harrisburg, Pa.-based PinnacleHealth System have announced a new accountable care agreement that will create fully insured and self-insured health plans using PinnacleHealth locations and physicians.

Brentwood, Tenn.-based RegionalCare Hospital Partners has partnered with Nashville, Tenn.-based nonprofit LiveBeyond to open a hospital in Thomazeau, Haiti.

Crozer-Keystone Health System, a five-hospital system based in Springfield, Pa., has joined a new Pennsylvania-based health alliance that was formed earlier this summer.

San Diego-based Scripps Health has entered into an exclusive agreement to discuss a possible affiliation with Hospice of the North Coast in Carlsbad, Calif.