In an article published in November 3 edition of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Chad Boult, MD, MPH, MBA, professor of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, calls for key improvements to primary care in order to improve the health of the nation's most costly patients—older adults with multiple chronic conditions.

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ACO is one of the first in the state COLUMBIA, S.C., July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Palmetto Health Board of Directors has unanimously approved the establishment of Palmetto Health Quality Collaborative, LLC, often referred to as an accountable care organization (ACO).

By Epps, Tammy "Lions, Tiger and Bears, Oh Myl" is the famous line from Wizard of Oz. A visitor to the new Palmetto Health Children's Hospital, located at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, might utter the very same phrase.

There is often a lack of adequate communication between healthcare providers and patients facing death, U.S. researchers suggest.