New FKP Board Members
FKP Architects elected three new members to the firm’s Board of Directors: Michael R. Rader, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP, Edward E. Huckaby, FAIA, ACHA, ACHE, Gary S. Owens, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP.
April 11, 2012
Buric Lands St. John Contract
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Construction consulting firm Buric has landed a contract from the St. John Medical Center in Ohio’s Eastern Lorain County to help manage a $51-million capital improvement project, which includes both renovations and new construction.
The construction is part of St. John Medical Center’s five-year modernization plan that includes building a two-story outpatient lobby, renovating the main lobby and upgrading first-floor common areas.
Boston Area Medical Centers Join Blue Cross Blue Shield AQC Plan
BOSTON — The Boston Medical Center and seven affiliated health centers will join Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts’ Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), which aims to promote the quality of care over the number of services provided.
Blue Cross Blue Shield established the contracts in January 2009 as a result of concerns with the fee-for-service reimbursement model, which, according to the health care network, unintentionally rewards doctors and hospitals for the quantity and complexity of services provided rather than the quality and outcomes of care.