Care Coordination

Objective Health has released a new solution — called Demand Forecast — to help hospitals better prepare for a post-reform healthcare environment.

Although rural emergency departments are stereotypically viewed as places of a lower level of care, they are actually places where financial and operational efficiencies could be the model for the new healthcare economy, according to a post at CEP America's…

More than 12.5 million beneficiaries are covered by private Medicare Advantage plans, according to a New York Times report, and President Barack Obama and his administration have praised the private plans' success. But why is there a change in tone…

Community Hospital in Munster, Ind., is partnering with the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital in Chicago to enhance neonatal intensive care, according to an nwitimes.com report.

CMS has extended the deadline for its State Innovation Models initiative, a competitive funding opportunity for states to design and test multi-payor payment and delivery models that delivery high quality, low cost care.

CMS has announced that Massachusetts will be the first state to partner with it to test new models for providing care to dual eligibles, or individuals enrolled in both the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Interior renovations at Boston Medical Center's Preston Family Buildings Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition and Weight Management are complete, according to a Boston/SF News report.

Cook County (Ill.) officials gathered to launch the first phase of transitioning Oak Forest (Ill.) Hospital into an outpatient health center.

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today eight states — California, Conecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, Nevada, New York and Vermont — have received new grants to help establish their health insurance exchanges.

Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City, Mo., will open its new Elizabeth J. Ferrell Fetal Health Center next month, according to a Sacramento Bee report.