Aetna and Baylor Quality Alliance, Dallas-based Baylor Health Care System's accountable care organization, have signed a coordinated care agreement.
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North Shore-LIJ Health System, based in Manhasset, N.Y., has established an emergency employee relief fund to assist employees affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Trinity Health, based in Minot, N.D., is searching for a new chief information officer.
Pay-for-performance models may help reduce hospital mortality rates, according to research from the University of Manchester.
An acute care surgery model implemented at Loma Linda University Medical Center could help improve surgical quality and healthcare costs, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
The American Hospital Association has expressed its support of the FDA, which has proposed a final rule for a unique device identification system, according to an AHA News Now report.
The McDowell Hospital in Marion, N.C., part of Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health, is developing a strategic plan for the next 30 years after having served the community for three decades, according to a McDowell News report.
Salem (Ore.) Hospital moved its pediatric unit adjacent to the mother-baby unit as part of a plan to sustain inpatient pediatric services, according to a Statesman Journal report.
Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health announced its Parkview Huntington (Ind.) Hospital will open a comprehensive autism treatment center in early 2013.
Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor announced it received final approval from the board of directors of parent company Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, based in Brewer, for a modernization project.