Since Allina Health formed Inbound Health in 2020, the hospital-at-home and SNF-at-home enablement platform has helped the Minneapolis-based health system deliver more than 5,000 home-based acute care episodes. Prior to Inbound Health, this level of care didn’t exist at Allina Health. “They had a home health division with traditional 60-day visits,” Inbound Health CEO Dave […]
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The Minneapolis-based health system Allina Health is launching a new company named Inbound Health. The startup will enable health systems and health plans to establish hospital-at-home and skilled nursing-at-home programs around the country. Inbound Health has been around since May 2020 under the Allina Health umbrella in the Minneapolis area. Now, thanks to financial support […]
A growing number of health systems are rolling out home-based palliative care programs in an attempt to close post-acute care gaps. SSM Health, Allina Health and Sentara Healthcare are just a few examples. While executives say the programs are key to lowering costs and driving patients to the right type of care sooner — such […]
Traditions Health Names New Chief Financial Officer Alan Blakeney is joining Traditions Health, LLC, a home health and hospice provider in Texas and California, as its new chief financial officer. College Station, Texas-based Traditions is a holding company that focuses on the health care industry and related businesses, including home health, hospice and online policy […]
Humana Names Former Home Health Exec as Regional President Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) appointed Matt Berger as regional vice president for Humana’s Louisiana and Mississippi Medicare markets, effective March 18. Berger has served in regional finance roles for Humana, including four years as its Medicare Central Division chief financial officer in Louisiana. Prior to joining […]
As the pressure rises on home health workers and and other health systems for a growing population of patients, one provider is piloting a program to fill the gaps not with caregivers, but with regular people. The program employs LifeCourse, a new project from Minnesota-based health care provider Allina Health LifeCourse is a late life […]
Three health care providers are teaming up to create a transitional care model to provide post-acute care patients with a clinically enhanced environment that’s still conducive to facilitating a smooth transition between the hospital and home. Allina Health, Benedictine Health System (BHS) and Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS) are collaborating to combine their hospital-based acute […]
Minnesota’s Allina Health announced earlier this month its acquisition of non-profit home health company ConnectCare, in an effort to help expand ConnectCare’s resources and ensure the company’s longevity. ConnectCare previously operated as a collaboration between Minnesota’s Hutchinson Area Health Care and Glencoe Regional Health Services, providing home and hospice care to both communities through its […]