Care Coordination

St. Vincent Medical Center Northeast in Fishers, Ind., announced the completion of a 110,000-square-foot expansion.

Worcester (Mass.) Polytechnic Institute and the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester have established a strategic affiliation to foster joint research and educational programs that improve healthcare delivery.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente Chairman and CEO George Halvorson said the way to lower healthcare costs is to move care delivery further away from hospitals, according to a New York Times report.

Richard Gilfillan, MD,  director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, said more "telling evidence" about CMMI models, including accountable care organizations, would be available this summer, according to a Politico report.

Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, is opening a $6 million freestanding emergency department in Jamestown, Ohio, according to a WHIO TV report.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has completed the construction of the $25.8 million Clemmons (N.C.) Medical Center, slated to open on April 3, according to a Winston-Salem Journal report.   

As accountable care organizations strive to achieve the triple aim of lowering healthcare costs while improving quality of care and population health, the definition of "improving population health" remains unclear, according to a viewpoint piece published in the Journal of…

Columbus (Neb.) Community Hospital may purchase 23 acres belonging to the local school district for $667,000 in order to build a health and wellness center, according to a report by the Columbus Telegram.

The Capital Institute for Neurosciences, part of Trenton, N.J.-based Capital Health, announced that it has opened a new office location in Philadelphia.

Concord Township, Ohio-based Lake Health announced the opening of a $2.3 million hybrid operating room located in West Medical Center in Willoughby, Ohio.