population health
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Nursing
Florida Nursing Program Emphasizes Primary Care
To improve access to care, a project at Florida Atlantic University aims to educate nurses in primary care delivery.
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Finance
Rapid City Regional Health Losing $1 Million a Week
The South Dakota safety net system is pursuing numerous financial strategies to counteract dwindling IHS reimbursements and a difficult payer mix.
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Strategy
Emory, Kaiser Permanente Form Population Health Collaborative
The integrated care network will use two Emory Hospitals in Atlanta for Kaiser Permanente members, with an emphasis on population health management, ambulatory and hospital care.
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Clinical Care
ACA lawsuit could jeopardize 52 million Americans' access to health care
An obscure district court lawsuit over the Affordable Care Act became a potent threat to one of the law’s most popular provisions last week,when the Justice Department filed a brief arguing that as...
Strategy
3 Physician Initiatives That Drove A $56M Turnaround
A physician group repositioned itself on firmer ground by implementing a plan that not only helped patients, but its bottom line.
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Finance
No, Medicare won't go broke in 2026. Yes, it will cost a lot more money
It was hard to miss the headlines coming from yesterday’s Medicare Trustees report: "Medicare to go broke three years earlier than expected, trustees say"; "Government Says Medicare won't be able...
Finance
Virginia is expanding Medicaid. Here's what it means for Hampton Roads.
It’s taken four years of legislative wrangling, grassroots advocacy and health care lobbying, but Virginia will become the 33rd state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Here’s what...
Finance
As Cleveland Clinic eyes local hospitals, we have reasons to be wary — and hopeful
In the health care industry, big fish have long been gulping down smaller competitors. So it was only a matter of time before the Treasure Coast's two independent, nonprofit hospitals found...
Strategy
Outsiders Swoop In Vowing To Rescue Rural Hospitals Short On Hope — And Money
The community of Surprise Valley, Calif., is torn over whether to sell its tiny, long-cherished hospital to a Denver entrepreneur who sees a big future in lab tests for faraway patients. Last...
Strategy
NC bills aim to establish teaching hospitals in rural areas
Bipartisan bills have been submitted in the state House and Senate that aim to address two major socioeconomic issues facing rural community hospitals. House Bill 998 would direct the N.C....
Strategy
3 Keys for Population Health Success That Don't Require Capitation
Contrary to popular belief, capitation is not a necessary condition for truly implementing population health at the system level, according to one New Mexico health system.
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Clinical Care
Inequity in city's health system has adversely affected black New Orleanians, report says
As New Orleans marks its 300th birthday, the city has yet to achieve health equality for all of its residents, according to a new report The Data Center issued Wednesday.