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In a collaborative effort between CEOs and senior executives from 11 leading hospitals and health systems across the country, a comprehensive checklist to promote high-value healthcare at reduced costs has recently been developed.
The obesity epidemic in the U.S. will eventually bankrupt the nation if left unchecked, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center, which held a webcast Tuesday to outline its recommendations for curbing the crisis.
Exclusive of the health reform law, a majority of states have established delivery system qualifications and payment policies to promote Medicaid's medical homes program.
With the healthcare industry moving increasingly toward an accountable care model, organizations need to take several important factors into consideration as they explore the idea of becoming an ACO.
To date, 32 organizations across the country are participating in the Pioneer ACO initiative, hoping to inspire others in their regions to follow suit. As the benefits of adopting this model become clear, more organizations are looking to explore the possibility of becoming an ACO.
A new study found that most low-income people dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid continue to receive benefits separately via fee-for-service arrangement and that gaps in data may hinder deliberations on how to effectively manage care for this population.
Universal Health Services, Inc., one of the nation's largest hospital companies, announced Monday that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Ascend Health Corporation for $500 million in cash.
An analysis of hospices active in Medicare between 1999 and 2009 published in the June issue of Health Affairs is an attempt to shed some light on the degree of the changes transforming the industry and to point the industry in the direction it should be focusing on.
ProdigoXchange aims to drive efficiency for healthcare purchasers by providing automated email reminders that help track supplier acknowledgments of dispatched purchase orders.
Just two months after firing its CEO Ken Melani for an alleged affair with a Highmark employee and an arrest for assault, the company today announced it has hired long-time healthcare and insurance industry veteran William Winkenwerder, Jr., MD, as the company's new president and CEO.