Saint Luke's Health System, based in Kansas City, Mo., has formed a two-year partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City for a collaborative value reimbursement program, according to a Healthcare Payer News report.
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The University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City and Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have announced plan to partner to develop an accountable care organization.
Bundled payments are making waves throughout the hospital and healthcare industry for several reasons. Sure, they are innovative, collaborative and require new methods of strategic planning. However, perhaps the biggest reason executives are paying attention to bundled payments is because,…
Los Angeles-based Madison Health Insurance Services announced it is actively seeking reinsurance placements for CMS approved ACOs across the country.
Global insurance broker Willis now offers an ACO liability insurance policy.
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Hospitals are merging or being bought and sold at an increasing rate, with physician practice acquisitions on the rise, according to a report issued March 8 by Moody's Investors Service and reported in American Medical News.
The transplant program at Shands HealthCare at the University of Florida in Gainesville may resume operations after the healthcare organization hired a new chief of transplantation surgery, according to a Gainesville Sun report.
By now, most hospital executives are familiar with bundled payments but may not know just how successful they are or could be. The highly discussed "global" payments, which are part of healthcare reform, are changing the way healthcare is delivered…
Pennsylvania health insurer Independence Blue Cross announced it has doled out nearly $37 million in bonus pay to high-performing primary care physicians.
With the pressure to increase net income intensifying, hospitals are finding new urgency in the old saw, "every dollar counts." No longer can health systems focus their efforts on optimizing their largest sources of revenue and cost. Whereas thousands, or…