“We are pleased to have them rejoin our networks, and we appreciate their partnership in serving our members,” said BlueCross EVP Scott Pierce.

That’s according to a new single-center analysis from Vanderbilt University Medical Center published in JAMA Health Forum.

Few level 1 trauma centers employ such a position, typically tasked with fielding phone calls from referrers, triaging requests to residents and relaying critical results. 

“After back and forth correspondence, and multiple phone calls, we are thrilled to announce that this campaign was successful,” one of the trade groups said. 

The Addison, Texas-based imaging group is teaming with Jefferson Health to open more than a dozen new centers in the Philadelphia area. 

A California federal judge has granted RP's request to compel arbitration in its ongoing dispute with UHC over alleged underpayment. 

IR providers pay an average of $877,500 when settling such cases prior to a trial, while average jury awards total more than $2 million. 

Despite the marked increase, there was no corresponding uptick in either positive PE readings or pregnancies, experts detailed.