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MedAxiom and Archway Health to Offer Bundled Payments Solutions to CV Care Providers
Partner News | Published: Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Partnership Combines Proven CV Expertise with Bundled Payments Experience for Successful Implementation and Management of EPM Programs
ContextMedia Becomes Outcome Health to Better Align with its Global Mission
Partner News | Published: Monday, January 30, 2017
The company announced its expanded vision of delivering health intelligence through its technology platform to activate the best health outcome possible for every person in the world.
Healthways Brings Award-Winning Program to MedAxiom Community
Partner News | Published: Monday, January 23, 2017
Neptune Beach, FL—MedAxiom, the nation’s leading cardiovascular health care membership and performance community, is pleased to announce Healthways, a Sharecare company, as a new corporate partner. Healthways provides clinically-proven solutions that transform the delivery of health care and reduce health care costs; they offer the nation’s leading Intensive Cardiac rehab program—Ornish Lifestyle Medicine™--which is the first and only program scientifically proven to reverse the progression of heart disease, and is reimbursed by Medicare and many commercial payers. U.S. News & World Report recently awarded the Ornish Lifestyle Medicine Diet the No. 1 ranking for the Best Heart-Healthy Diet for the seventh year in a row.
MedAxiom and ScImage Provide Image Management Technology Results to CV Health Care Leaders
Partner News | Published: Sunday, January 22, 2017
Neptune Beach, FL—MedAxiom, the nation’s leading cardiovascular health care membership and performance community, is pleased to announce the release of a new video highlighting the results of a case study with corporate partner ScImage and Butler Health System.
Surgical Care Affiliates Joins OptumCare division of UnitedHealth Group; Grows CV Service Line
Partner News | Published: Wednesday, January 18, 2017
SCA has announced their merger with OptumCare, a leading health services company and part of UnitedHealth Group. The combination of SCA with OptumCare, Optum’s primary and urgent care delivery servicesIdeal Protein Appoints Douglas W. Rothrock, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer
Partner News | Published: Tuesday, January 10, 2017
GATINEAU, Quebec--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ideal Protein, provider of a medically-designed protocol for weight management, announced today its board of directors has appointed board-certified cardiologist Douglas W. Rothrock, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Rothrock has served Ideal Protein since 2010 as Senior Medical Advisor and sits on the Ideal Protein Medical and Cardiology Advisory Boards.
New video just released! Women with Suspected Ischemic Heart Disease: What is the Best Diagnostic Approach?
Partner News | Published: Monday, January 9, 2017
ASNC invites you to view our new 30-minute enduring video, Women with Suspected Ischemic Heart Disease: What is the Best Diagnostic Approach?, presented by Drs. Jennifer Mieres, James Udelson, Viviany Taqueti and Leslee Shaw.
U.S. News & World Report Names Ornish Lifestyle Medicine “Best Heart-Healthy Diet” for Seventh Year in a Row
Partner News | Published: Thursday, January 5, 2017
ATLANTA, January 4, 2017 – U.S. News & World Report has awarded the Ornish Lifestyle Medicine Diet the No. 1 ranking for the Best Heart-Healthy Diet for the seventh year in a row, every year since the publication’s rankings began.
Ideal Protein Appoints Tim Callahan as President
Partner News | Published: Wednesday, January 4, 2017
GATINEAU, Quebec--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Ideal Protein, provider of a medically-designed protocol for weight management, announced today its board of directors has promoted Tim Callahan, formerly Chief Operating Officer, to President. Callahan has served Ideal Protein since 2007; beginning as Business Development Coordinator and quickly ascending to National Development Coordinator.
It’s Official: Cardiac Bundles and ACO Final Rule Announced
News | Published: Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Yesterday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized new Innovation Center models that continue to shift Medicare payments from rewarding volume to rewarding value by creating strong incentives for hospitals to deliver better care to patients at a lower cost. These models will reward hospitals that work together with physicians and other providers to avoid complications, prevent hospital readmissions, and speed recovery.
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