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TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Regence and MultiCare Health System have partnered to deploy a first-in-the-nation value-based model that delivers better health outcomes to members at lower costs while simplifying administration for health care providers.
The new approach between Regence and MultiCare Connected Care the Accountable Care Organization that is a wholly owned subsidiary of MultiCare Health System marks a milestone in the evolution of value-based partnerships between insurance payers and providers. The partnership utilized a soon to be published HL7® FHIR® (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) Standard Da Vinci Member Attribution List which was developed by the HL7® Da Vinci Project. This national standard provides an interoperable method to share member attribution data assisting in reducing the burden on provider organizations managing patient data and allowing providers to spend more time with patients
By Christina Haley O Neal, posted Dec 22, 2020
Michael Bollinger Community Care of the Lower Cape Fear has welcomed two board members, according to a news release.
Michael Bollinger, senior vice president – head of pharmacy at Live Oak Bank has joined the Community Care of the Lower Cape Fear (CCLCF) board as treasurer, stated the release.
Bollinger has been with Live Oak Bank since 2014. He is leading the company s pharmacy team for small business lending to independent pharmacies, officials said.
He brings more than 27 years of experience working with pharmacies throughout the country and has vast experience analyzing financials to make business decisions, stated the release.
Josephine Peterson: Pierce council to consider tax increase to fund behavioral health services, revamp Medicaid
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 12/22/2020 Josephine Peterson, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Dec. 22 A Pierce County Council vote Tuesday to increase taxes could bring funding to behavioral health services and change the entire local Medicaid system.
Vice Chair Dave Morell (R-Lake Tapps) has co-sponsored a bill with Democratic council members Connie Ladenburg of Tacoma and Derek Young of Gig Harbor to increase sales tax by one-tenth of 1 percent to provide behavioral health services.
Because the ordinance is a tax hike, it requires a supermajority to pass, or five of the seven votes.
Adena, Nationwide Children’s expand partnership
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CHILLICOTHE (Dec. 16) – Adena Health System and Nationwide Children’s Hospital have expanded an ongoing partnership to now include expert, family-centered clinical care for newborns and children requiring hospitalization at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe.
Nationwide Children’s hospitalists will begin caring for children who are hospitalized at Adena Regional Medical Center beginning in January 2021.
Adena and Nationwide Children’s have been working together in helping to care for the region’s children since 2011.
Adena President and CEO Jeff Graham praised the plan that will keep families together when a child is hospitalized for illness or recovering from a procedure. “Parents understand the stress and fear that comes with having a child in the hospital,” he said. “Adding an hour drive – each way – to spend time with the child adds another layer to that overall stress. It is our
By Newsroom
Dec 16, 2020
Adena Health System and Nationwide Children’s Hospital have expanded an ongoing partnership to now include expert, family-centered clinical care for newborns and children requiring hospitalization at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe.
Nationwide Children’s hospitalists will begin caring for children who are hospitalized at Adena Regional Medical Center beginning in January 2021. Adena and Nationwide Children’s have been working together in helping to care for the region’s children since 2011.
Adena President and CEO Jeff Graham today praised the plan that will keep families together when a child is hospitalized for illness or recovering from a procedure. “Parents understand the stress and fear that comes with having a child in the hospital,” he said. “Adding an hour drive – each way – to spend time with the child adds another layer to that overall stress. It is our hope that by incorporating Nationwide Children’s hospitalis