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Two not-for-profit hospitals in Denver are working toward an agreement that would allow them to jointly manage inpatient and outpatient services.
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Accountable care organizations and other entities that do population health management will be heavily dependent on claims data from payers for the next 10 to 15 years, predicts Jonathan Weiner, professor of health policy and management and health informatics at the Bloomberg School of Public...
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Paul Ginsburg, the Harvard-trained economist and health policy expert who founded the Center for Studying Health System Change in 1995, will step down as the organization's president at the end of the year to pursue consulting work and other activities.
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DaVita HealthCare Partners, Denver, is expanding its multispecialty medical group operations into a fifth state with the acquisition of Arizona Integrated Physicians.
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UnitedHealthcare and five southeastern Wisconsin healthcare providers that are part of Quality Health Solutions have agreed to form an accountable care initiative to serve more than 100,000 patients covered through employer-sponsored health plans.
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Spending on healthcare is expected to rise just 4.5% next year as employers and providers make a number of moves to bring down costs.
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NextGen Healthcare parent Quality Systems has acquired Mirth Corp., a Costa Mesa, Calif.-based health information technology company that helps clients achieve interoperability across data systems.
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PatientPoint, which provides patient and physician engagement programs at the point of care, named Dr. Geeta Nayyar chief medical information officer, effective Sept. 1.
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Four of Ohio's healthcare powerhouses — including University Hospitals and Summa Health System — have forged an alliance designed to allow the institutions to share best practices as they brace for the health industry's dramatic shift from a system that pays hospitals for the amount of...
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But wait, there's more! For those who know they exist, the state health insurance exchanges set to open next month are primarily a vehicle by which the reform law will offer individuals, families and small businesses a choice of health plans and an opportunity to receive a federal premium subsidy.
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