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Aetna and post-acute care provider Genesis HealthCare have announced an incentive-based contract aimed at rewarding Genesis for creating a coordinated care approach that reduces hospital readmissions for Aetna members.
Independence Blue Cross and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan announced a partnership intended to expand Medicaid insurance and services nationally through a combined acquisition of AmeriHealth Mercy, which serves nearly 800,000 Medicaid members in three states.
To rephrase disco-era singer Donna Summer: You work hard for your money, so you better treat it right. And there are lots of ways to do that. But if you’re a high-net worth physician – with assets of $5 million or more – you might want to consider a family office.
Last spring, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the first round of payments for its electronic health record incentive programs. Payments totaling $75 million were distributed to providers who had signed up in the first two weeks of the Medicare incentive program and more than $83 million had been paid to Medicaid providers.
IBM is teaming with WellPoint to develop the first commercial applications of its Watson technology, with an eye toward bringing evidence-based information to care providers.
For a lot of seniors, trying to figure out their finances to determine if or for how long they can stay in a senior living community is a daunting task. CRL Senior Living Communities, a company with about a dozen independent and assisted living facilities in Illinois and Wisconsin, began offering financial concierge services to its residents and potential residents last spring. It is already showing a positive return on investment.
CRL’s financial concierge service has generated “probably an excess of $1 million in topline revenue” said the company’s president, Ari Weinberger, and he expects the business to grow.
There has been much heated national discussion surrounding credit rating agencies since Standard & Poor’s downgraded the sovereign credit rating of the United States.
Health insurer WellPoint announced today that it has reached an agreement with IBM to develop the first commercial applications of the IBM Watson technology aimed at providing evidence-based information to providers to improve patient care and delivery.
A survey of practicing nurses found that they currently feel secure about their jobs but pressures due to the rough economy have impacted their retirement plans.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Friday the availability of approximately $700 million to help build, expand and improve community health centers across the United States.