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Care Coordination

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The accountable care organization model has spread through hospitals, health systems and physician groups around the country, but implementing the model successfully is still no easy feat.

Houston-based Harris Health System has completed construction of the $60 million Harris Health Outpatient Center in Houston, according to a report by The Pasadena Citizen.

Pacifica Hospital of the Valley, a 231-bed hospital in Sun Valley, Calif., has signed a hospital accountable care organization participation agreement with ApolloMed ACO, the Medicare ACO of Glendale, Calif.-based Apollo Medical Holdings.

Baroma, a healthcare management company, has announced a strategic relationship with Walgreens to bring pharmacists and hospital staff together as part of Baroma's Miami-based Medicare accountable care organization, Baroma Health Partners.

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