Operations
Model allows a system to expand their presence without making major capital commitments, or having to locate huge parcels of land.
In most cases, PCMHs resulted in cost reduction, quality improvement and utilization, although in some areas results were mixed.
MNA called the strike historic, saying it is the first strike by nurses in Boston in over 30 years and the largest nurses' strike in Massachusetts history.
The low-cost hospitals with good outcomes are the ones that spend more when the patient is there, and less when they leave.
MNA said their nurses are already prepared to walk out Wednesday morning, with strike ending Thursday morning.
The agreement settles allegations that Walmart failed to confirm and document the necessary diagnoses for Code 1 drugs.
Only 7.5 percent of the more than 1.8 million COPD patients analyzed were receiving any form of PAP therapy.
Physician Brenda Fitzgerald directed Georgia's 18 public health districts and more than 150 county health departments.
Optum likely to run healthcare arm if buy-out goes through, leveraging the Advisory Board's provider relationships and Crimson dataset.
In addition to serving as interim president and CEO, Stokes has long served as Memorial Hermann's system chief operating officer.