Care Coordination

Augusta-based MaineGeneral Health has opened the $312 million Alfond Center for Health in Augusta, according to a Boston Globe report.

VHA Mid-Atlantic and Marbella Technologies have partnered in creating a mobile survey to assess patient satisfaction and the patient experience.

The following is the latest news on Surgical Directions, a Chicago-based perioperative and anesthesia consulting company, starting with the most recent news.

Medline Industries has partnered with The American Association of Tissue Banks, a nonprofit tissue bank accreditation organization, as its preferred medical and surgical supply product provider.

Oregon's coordinated care organizations, similar to accountable care organizations but for Medicaid beneficiaries, have been successful at keeping patients out of emergency departments, according to a quarterly report released this month.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed possible post-acute care reimbursement reforms last week, including ways to improve Medicare payment for chronically critically ill patients in hospital settings.

Tweets posted in October show declining public sentiment towards the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to an analysis from the California Healthcare Foundation.

So far, only five people have officially enrolled in health insurance plans through the health insurance exchange in Washington, D.C., according to a report from The Hill.

I've always enjoyed using "exploded" to describe how accountable care organizations have grown since the end of 2010. According to David Muhlestein with Leavitt Partners, just a few dozen ACOs existed heading into 2011, and now there are nearly 500…

The American Society of Anesthesiologists announced it has released a list of specific tests or procedures that are commonly ordered but not always necessary in anesthesiology, as part of ABIM Foundation's Choosing Wisely initiative.