DispatchHealth and Medically Home have announced their merger, creating the country’s most comprehensive provider of advanced medical care at home, according to the companies. After the deal is finalized, Medically Home will join DispatchHealth, extending care into patients’ homes across 50 major metropolitan areas in collaboration with nearly 40 health systems and most major health […]
Category: Hospital at home
For once, most representatives from both parties agreed that action is necessary. “I was encouraged by the engagement from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle,” Empath Health CEO Jonathan Fleece told me in an email after the March 11 hearing, at which he testified. “There was real recognition that home-based care is not only […]
On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution that would extend the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital-at-Home (HaH) waiver program and telehealth flexibilities through Sept. 30, pending Senate approval. This program, scheduled to end on March 31, enables hospitals to deliver hospital-level care to patients in their homes. However, […]
While many other retail giants have pulled back on their recent forays into health care, Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) is continuing to push forward though its Best Buy Health business – with home-based care being a cornerstone of the strategy. Last week, health care leaders from Baptist Health South Florida and Mass General Brigham appeared […]
We’re now about one month away from the end of the hospital-at-home waiver that has been keeping the program alive. With the March 31 deadline fast approaching, the push to further extend the program is picking up steam. Earlier this month, in-home care advocacy group Moving Health Home sent a letter to Congress urging the […]
In-home care advocacy group Moving Health Home recently penned a letter urging Congress to include a five-year extension for the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver in the March government funding package. The letter directly addresses Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker of […]
AdventHealth is rolling out hospital-level acute care at home for its patients in central Florida with the launch of AdventHealth Hospital at Home. The program allows patients who need an inpatient stay at the facility to receive care at home as an alternative. These patients will get multiple daily in-person visits from a nurse or […]
The hospital-at-home (HaH) model of care has gained significant momentum in recent years and is transforming how care is delivered to patients. This model enhances patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes by providing reliable, high-quality acute care in the comfort of patients’ homes. Additionally, technological advancements are revolutionizing health care, enabling patients to receive excellent services […]
A big part of the evolution of health systems has been more meaningful engagement with the home as an extension of brick-and-mortar operations. In recent years, organizations like Advocate Health and Mass General Brigham have exemplified this shift. These major health systems are reevaluating their home-based care capabilities and partnerships, and leveraging technology and innovative […]
Since launching five years ago, a partnership among Contessa, Highmark Health and Allegheny Health Network (AHN) has expanded and started to prove out the value–to patients, clinicians and payers–of delivering more acute care in the home. Highmark, AHN and Contessa in 2020 announced a partnership to launch a home-based acute care model for Highmark health […]
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