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Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine and national drugstore chain Walgreens have entered into a wide-ranging agreement designed to promote collaboration on population-based research and develop protocols to improve outcomes of patients with chronic diseases.
Since 2008, primary and specialty-care physicians have either seen their first-year guaranteed compensation increase or stay the same, according to the Medical Group Management Association's "Physician Placement Starting Salary Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data."
Based on its model of managing chronic illness and proactive health management, Healthstat has been selected by Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield to manage an on-site health clinic for employees and dependents covered under its health benefit plan.
Seven U.S. senators have asked the Department of Health and Human Services to withdraw its proposed rule governing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's accountable care organizations because "it misses the target" of better care at lower costs.
The Huron Consulting Group's healthcare practice is offering a new product that aims to help healthcare providers steer a straight path through the revenue cycle management maze.
Aetna and P4 Healthcare, a division of Cardinal Health, have announced an expansion of its evidence-based program to improve care by identifying and promoting best practices in the treatment of certain types of cancer.
New MainStream Capital and MBF Healthcare Partners have announced the merger of Tennessee-based SunCrest Healthcare and Florida-based OMNI Home Care, creating one of the largest post-acute care providers of home health services in the southeastern United States.
A study in The Archives of Internal Medicine has listed the top five activities in family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics where the quality of care could be improved and costs of care could be reduced.
The University of Michigan's Board of Regents has set aside $13.7 million to create the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, which will focus on public health policy and an interdisciplinary approach to tackling healthcare challenges.