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Physician incentive helps access, prep for new pay models
In Massachusetts, where physician access is notoriously tight, primary care physicians at Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women's hospitals are adding patients for the first time in years,
Partners takes health technology into Boston-area schools
Partners HealthCare in Boston is taking technology out of the hospital and into local schools as a way to prevent future health problems, particularly obesity. The Northeastern health giant will
Patients notified of changes with little Pioneer ACO understanding
With the launch of the first Pioneer accountable care organizations (ACO), effective Jan. 1 , patients now are receiving word about changes to their providers--but often, with little understanding of
CMS selects 32 final Pioneer ACOs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced the final list of 32 Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) to start in the new year. CMS estimates that care coordination
Steward nabs Partners HealthCare physician group
Steward Health Care System nabbed another Massachusetts physician group, this time away from Partners HealthCare, reports The Boston Globe. Following the recent, highly contentious score of Whittier
Partners HealthCare enters global payment system to save $240M
Partners HealthCare has reached a deal with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts that will reduce payments by $240 million over three years, Massachusetts' largest hospital and physician network
Partners' mEHR app improves workflow, communication with patients
Boston-based Partners HealthCare kicked its mobile strategy into high gear this week, launching an app for its electronic health record, and setting its sights on mobile radiology next. The
Partners HealthCare: How EMR, health IT boosts medication reconciliation
Health IT changes can help bring medication reconciliation adherence to 98 percent, according to Partners HealthCare, which includes Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital in
$20M gift aims to boost community care in Massachusetts
Health insurance may be nearly universal in Massachusetts, but that doesn't mean that residents always have access to the care they need. To the contrary, it's getting harder than ever to attract
SPOTLIGHT: DOJ investigating Partners HealthCare System for potential antitrust violations
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is conducting a civil investigation of Partners HealthCare System Inc., a regional hospital and physician network founded in 1994 by Boston-based Brigham and Women's
