Quality and Safety
CareOne, an operator of 29 senior centers in New Jersey, announced earlier this week a collaboration with Walgreens on a program that will provide day-of-discharge medications to patients before they leave CareOne facilities and return home.
Telemedicine and mHealth have the potential to help the healthcare system meet the Institute of Healthcare Improvement's triple aim to simultaneously increase the quality of care, improve the health of populations and reduce the per capita cost of care.
In recognition of the complex medical decisions faced by patients with advanced, chronic illnesses, behavioral counseling company Vital Decision and care management specialist inVentiv Medical Management (iMM) have launched a combined service for payers, providers and seriously ill patients.
According to a national study released Wednesday by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC), contrary to popular belief, the majority of emergency department (ED) visits by nonelderly Medicaid patients are actually for signs and symptoms of urgent or more serious medical conditions or emergencies rather than routine care.
Soliant Health, a specialty healthcare staffing provider and part of Adecco Group, announced its list of America's 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals last week. Leaders from the top five hospitals spoke to Healthcare Finance News about their reactions.
The Care Continuum Alliance, a healthcare industry association with more than 200 members, meets Wednesday on Capitol Hill to discuss strategies for improving population health and chronic disease management.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has added 89 more accountable care organizations (ACOs) to coordinate care and improve quality for Medicare patients in 40 states and Washington, D.C.
On Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would update many payment policies and rates involving services for Medicare beneficiaries in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) beginning on Jan. 1. 2013.
In a bid that will nearly double the number of members it serves in the Medicaid market, WellPoint Inc. today announced it will acquire managed care company Amerigroup for $92 per share or roughly $4.9 billion.
CMS fears seniors may not be taking advantage of the information available to them because the process is too complex to navigate.