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Care Coordination

Alexander A. Hannenberg, MD, president of American Society of Anesthesiologists, discusses his thoughts and observations regarding the recent study by The Lewin Group, published in the Journal of Nursing Economics, claiming the certified registered nurse anesthetist-only anesthesia model is the…

Mercy Willard (Ohio) Hospital will break ground in July on a new $40.5 million replacement hospital, according to a report by the Toledo Business Journal.

Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Fla., plans to construct a $200 million patient tower that will include adult and pediatric beds and surgery and diagnostic centers, according to a report by the Financial News & Daily Record.

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1. Time to start is now. ACOs must be organized before 2012, when one ACO will be designated in each region, with each region having no less than 5,000 Medicare beneficiaries who have signed up for an ACO. The first…

The Kaweah Delta Local Healthcare board of directors approved the plans for a 50,000 square-foot medical complex, which will include a surgery center and medical offices, in Visalia, Calif., according to a report in The Valley Voice.

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