Anthem Blue Cross' four accountable care organization partners in California all improved on patient care metrics in 2012, their first year as ACOs.
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Hospitals and health systems aiming to better manage and improve the health of their populations are reaching out to a variety of community organizations to meet that goal, according to a recent report by the Association for Community Health Improvement.
San Antonio-based Methodist Healthcare has announced a $200M expansion for its Methodist Hospital and Methodist Children's Hospital.
While six states and the District of Columbia are considering legislating mandated nurse staffing levels to deal with patient influxes, Eugene Livtak, president of the Institute for Healthcare Optimization and adjunct professor at the Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard School of Public…
Promoting generic prescribing habits and improving patient medication adherence can lead to lower costs and improved patient outcomes in ACOs. Here's how some ACOs are incorporating pharmacists into their organizations to help meet those goals.
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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.