Actuarial firm Milliman has released an accountable care organization "cheat sheet" intended to inform stakeholders about the ins and outs of the Medicare Shared Savings Programs and Pioneer ACOs, according to a CMIO report.
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles has opened a new pediatrics outpatient center in Santa Clarita, Calif., according to a Santa Clarita Valley Signal report.
Health insurer Cigna is partnering with the Granite Healthcare Network, a partnership of five non-profit hospitals in New Hampshire, to create a commercial accountable care program.
Wilkes Regional Medical Center in North Wilkesboro, N.C., has opened a new heart center and emergency department at a total cost of approximately $10 million, according to a Winston-Salem Journal report.
Using an interpreter at hospital admission and/or discharge was associated with shorter lengths of stay for patients with limited English proficiency, according to a study in Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Patient's Care Medical Center in Erin, Tenn., will be using a new care model, which could help Medicaid and Medicare save money, according to a Leaf Chronicle report.
The likelihood of hospital readmission increases for patients with healthcare-associated infections compared with patients who do not have an infection, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
Should the Supreme Court overturn all or even part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, state health insurance exchanges — already in place in several states — may be in serious jeopardy, according to a Washington Post report.
Even though the Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is more than likely under a month away, leaders of the U.S. House are planning more votes on bills to repeal parts of…
Irving, Texas-based AMN Healthcare, parent company of Staff Care, a major source of locum tenens physicians, is staffing much less temporary physicians now compared to five years ago, according to an American Medical Association report.