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.
Edward Hospital in Naperville, Ill., will open the Edward Healthcare Center in Plainfield, Ill., toward the end of September, according to a Bugle News report.
The CMS Innovation Center has selected five hundred primary care practices in eight states to participate in the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative.
The United Kingdom's National Health Service is looking overseas to expand its brand, according to a Guardian report.
