Acute Care

A new study of the prevalence carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae in 16 Washington, D.C. hospitals claims the dangerous, drug-resistant superbug is very present in area hospitals and healthcare facilities.

Acute care management provider CEP America is partnering with three California healthcare providers -- Sierra View Medical Center, Neighborhood Healthcare in Escondido, and the Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County -- to deliver medical services to patients beginning this month.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday proposed new rules to discharge planning requirements for long-term care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, critical access hospitals and home health agencies.

The alliance will centralize certain services relating to purchasing and electronic health records and extend physician networks.

New report by Standard & Poor's claims a more diverse payer mix brought about by the Affordable Care Act and a surge in admissions as more Americans have health insurance lifted the sector.

Mercy plans to invest $7 million in the hospital during the next seven years, enhancing the hospital's cardiology, orthopedics and cancer treatment capabilities.

The deal comes five years after Humana spent $790 million to buy Concentra, a network of 300 urgent care and physical centers and 245 work-site clinics in 38 states.