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The work will focus on challenges including behavioral health, women and infant care, substance use disorder and avoidable emergency department visits.

Cigna said they believe the merger will close by year-end 2018, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

There are potentially substantial financial benefits to be gleaned from sociodemographic adjustment for safety net hospitals.

Studio H will develop digital tools and enterprise analytics technologies to innovate the healthcare experience for plan members.

Through the work of its innovationOchsner team, the Louisiana health system has developed EHR-connected digital tools to treat diabetes and hypertension.

The technology is "getting closer to its breakout moment," says Deloitte, whose new survey finds healthcare organizations seeing "disruption" on the horizon and preparing to spend accordingly.

Democratic representatives called the loss of health coverage the "perverse result that even the proponents of these new requirements should oppose."

Despite a growing focus on loyalty, hospitals still have a ways to go to actually achieve it with patients and other consumers.

Amazon was cited for a number of reasons, including resources, influence, brand loyalty, convenience and a built-in distribution network.

Community Health Network deployed a text-based recruiting platform and garnered an 83 percent response rate, outpacing email or phone calls.