Care Coordination

Laboratory medicine plays a huge role in healthcare — in fact, studies have shown that 70 to 80 percent of all patient management decisions made by primary care providers are based on results from a clinical lab test. Now, under…

Cigna has expanded its collaborative accountable care program, its version of accountable care organizations, to 58 programs in 24 states.

OSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center in Pontiac, Ill., is awaiting approval from the Illinois Department of Public Health of a $3.4 million expansion and renovation project, according to a Vidette Online report.

Bend, Ore.-based St. Charles Health System is planning to build a $30 million replacement facility for its Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Prineville, Ore., according to a NewsChannel 21 report.

Blanchard Valley Health System in Findlay, Ohio, has announced a partnership with Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus to collaborate on pediatric and neonatal care in northwestern Ohio.

On Monday, the University of Wisconsin Hospital will open its $21 million digestive health center in Madison, according to a Wisconsin State Journal report.

Memorial Health Center in Medford, Wis., announced that it will move forward with its $16 million expansion and renovation project.

Winfield, Ill.-based Cadence Health System has begun an improvement project totaling nearly $100 million at Delnor Hospital in Geneva, Ill., according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Earlier this month, Truman Medical Centers began moving ahead with a strategic plan that few other hospitals in the United States are attempting — it announced it will open its own grocery store.

Boulder City (Nev.) Hospital will receive a loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development program to finance its planned $16 million expansion and renovation, according to a Vegas Inc report.