Care Coordination

The number of physicians participating in accountable care organizations has increased drastically since 2012, according to Medscape's 2013 Physician Compensation Report.

Royal Oak, Mich.-based Beaumont Health System and United Physicians, a Bingham Farms, Mich.-based organization with more than 2,300 physicians, have partnered to form a clinically integrated organization.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health has announced Baptist/Wolfson Children's Emergency Center will open this week on the new Baptist Clay Medical Center campus in Fleming Island, Fla.  

Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health Partners and Wright State University have broken ground on a $37 million neuroscience engineering facility on WSU's Fairborn, Ohio, campus, according to a Dayton Business Journal report.

Lake Shore Health Care Center in Irving, N.Y., has completed phase one of its $2.6 million emergency department renovation, according to a report by The Observer.  

Baptist Memorial Health Care in Memphis, Tenn., and Aetna have partnered in a collaborative care agreement to offer Aetna Whole Health, a commercial healthcare product.

Aetna and Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System announced they are using a clinically integrated organization model to support patient-centered medical homes and other accountable care efforts.

The University of Maryland Medical System has plans to construct a $50 million ambulatory care center at Maryland General Hospital in Baltimore, according to a Baltimore Business Journal report.

CMS did not accept a request from its Pioneer accountable care organizations to delay tying pay to outcomes, according to a Law360 report.

Earlier this month, 12 Florida-based accountable care organizations came together to form the Florida Association of ACOs under the guidance of Nicole Bradberry, the CEO of the new association and president and COO of Orange Health Solutions, which manages two…