Care Coordination

Quick diagnosis units — units in Spain that diagnose patients who would normally require hospitalization — are similarly effective as hospitalization in diagnosing patients, but are less costly, according to an American Journal of Emergency Medicine study.

CMS is accepting applications for the State Innovation Models initiative, which is a $275 million competitive funding opportunity for states to design and test multi-payor payment and delivery models.

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital in Fairfax, Va., part of Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System, has broken ground on a $31 million medical office building that will include a new radiation oncology cancer center, according to a Washington Business Journal…

Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia, N.C., is the anchor of CaroMont Health in Gastonia.

Arlington-based Texas Health Resources announced it will open its new Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance in Fort Worth Sept. 19.

Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, part of Milwaukee-based Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin, announced it is planning to build a new $117 million facility and renovate existing space on its academic medical center campus in Wauwatosa, Wis., to address…

Martha Jefferson Hospital, which recently moved into a new, $295 million facility in Charlottesville, Va., will open an outpatient center with a free standing emergency room on Sept. 19.

The reasons for emergency department visits in New York City differ greatly between patients who had one ED visit in a year and those who had frequent ED visits, according to a United Hospital Fund report.

Norton Healthcare, based in Louisville, Ky., broke ground on the future Norton Women's Hospital and Kosair Children's Hospital-St. Matthews at Norton Suburban Hospital yesterday.

Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare in Tomah (Wis.) has approved a $2.48 million renovation project, according to a WEAU report.