Care Coordination

Teamwork may improve patient flow and reduce lead times in emergency departments, but the impact it has is not enough to meeting the international four-hour target for lead time, according to an article in the Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation…

Some say accountable care organizations will allow hospitals and health systems to monopolize markets, while others predict ACOs will increase competition.

Moving Toward Value-Based Care – Podcast With Optum’s Miles SnowdenNov. 7, 2013 Sponsored by Optum To download the .mp3 file, click here. Providers and payers are increasingly entering into value-based contracts to align incentives to improve quality and reduce costs.…

Cincinnati-based TriHealth announced plans to construct a 49,000-square-foot medical office building in West Chester, Ohio.

Marshalltown (Iowa) Medical & Surgical Center has plans to construct a $35 million replacement facility, according to a Times-Republican report.

Greene County General Hospital in Linton, Ind., is in the process of completing renovations to the tune of more than $7 million, according to a WTWO-TV/WAWV-TV report.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System is planning to open a $3.2 million long-term acute-care hospital in Charlotte, according to a Charlotte Business Journal.

Bill Cleary, MD, an anesthesiologist at St. Alexius Medical Center, has started the Citizens of the World Foundation, along with three others, according to a report by The Bismarck Tribune.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente's plan to build a new medical facility in San Diego has been approved by the San Diego City Council, according to a CBS 8 report.

With all the challenges facing hospital providers, it can be easy for leaders to feel a little downtrodden. However, these challenges are setting the stage for a dramatic redesign of healthcare delivery in the United States. This redesign is a…