Care Coordination

If the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is upheld, hospitals could face a huge influx of newly insured individuals seeking services. If this happens, hospitals will need to be prepared to keep patients moving through the system to ensure…

Adults who recently gained or lost insurance are associated with higher emergency department use than adults who have not had recent changes in coverage, according to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Clinton (Mass.) Hospital's board of trustees has approved a $15 million expansion project, according to a Worcester Business Journal report.

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston has opened its $575 million Pavilion for Women, according to a Houston Chronicle report.

New Milford (Conn.) Hospital announced it would close its Family Birthing Center by the end of the year, according to a News Times report.

Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif., is looking to the public in hopes of raising $6 million, which will go toward building a new hospital in Sonoma County, according to a Press Democrat report.

CMS has announced a call for applications for the new the Graduate Nurse Education Demonstration.

The Institute of Medicine has released a report to guide healthcare organizations in responding to catastrophic disasters.

When emergency physicians are faced with limited resources or extreme demand, they need to employ specific strategies to optimize resource utilization and outcomes, according to an article in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Utah could have a health insurance cooperative by 2013, if federal officials endorse the Aarches Community Health Care plan introduced today.