Lifespan & UnitedHealthcare Plan Coordinated-Care Organization

Circle Connections: Mergers & Acquisitions Lifespan Corp. and insurer UnitedHealthcare will launch an accountable coordinated-care organization in Rhode Island on July 1st. The Providence, R.I.- based not-for-profit health system will be the first in the state and the eighth organization in the U.S. to participate in UnitedHealthcare's accountable care partnership. The shared-savings program is intended to satisfy the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's "Triple Aim" – increase patient satisfaction, improve population health and reduce healthcare costs. UnitedHealthcare will share claims data and analytics with primary-care physicians who will receive monthly updates on their . . .