Health insurer Cigna has announced two new collaborative accountable care initiatives — its version of an accountable care organization — with Santa Clara County IPA in San Jose, Calif., and Patient Physician Network in Plano, Texas.
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One of the biggest problems in emergency departments everywhere — for patients and providers alike — is wait time. "Anyone who runs an emergency department or urgent care [center] is concerned about wait times. The last thing you want is…
Intensive care unit crowding encourages faster patient discharge, a practice that does not affect short-term patient outcomes, according to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Last week, Jonathan Holmes, a research fellow at the Center for International Development at Harvard University, wrote a great article on rising healthcare costs for Slate on behalf of the American Prosperity Census, an organization that seeks to answer the…
Minuteman Health, a nonprofit health insurer in Massachusetts, has added Boston-based Steward Health Care System's 11 hospitals to its provider network.
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Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, N.J., has appointed Premier Anesthesia to provide anesthesia services to its in and outpatient facilities.
New Milford (Conn.) Hospital held a ceremonial groundbreaking for its Arnhold Emergency Department, according to a report from the Canaiden Online Media Network.
WellSpan Health in York, Pa., has partnered with Aetna for an accountable care organization, the insurer's first ACO in Pennsylvania.
The body of a woman who went missing from her room in San Francisco General Hospital more than two weeks ago was found dead in a stairwell at the hospital Tuesday, according to a San Francisco Gate report.
Cincinnati-based Mercy West Hospital will see eight practices move in to its new campus and become part of its brand between October and November, according to a report from the Cincinnati Business Courier.