Leaked Doc Reportedly Details Financial Struggles Behind Medically Home, DispatchHealth Deal

A week after DispatchHealth and Medically Home closed their merger, reports emerged that Medically Home experienced a drop in valuation and other financial struggles.  A 498-page document, accidentally sent to Medically Home employees and then leaked to Axios, indicated a “dramatic” loss in valuation, according to the outlet. The high-acuity, in-home medical care provider reportedly […]

‘It’s Going To Be The Expectation’: Alternative Care Models Reshape Home-Based Care

At-home care providers are looking to the future. This means seriously investing in alternative home-based care models, such as hospital-at-home and Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). DispatchHealth, Contessa Health and Alivia Care are some of the organizations that have jumped headfirst into alternative home-based care models, enabling the creation of more comprehensive […]

DispatchHealth And Medically Home, Aveanna Close Their Latest M&A Moves

Two major home-based care deals have crossed the finish line. DispatchHealth and Medically Home complete merger In March, DispatchHealth and Medically Home announced their plans to merge. Today, the companies revealed that the merger has officially closed. DispatchHealth and Medically Home are two of the most visible companies in the hospital-at-home space. As one combined […]

Inside The Risk And Reward Calculus Driving M&A In Home-Based Care

The day before our Capital+Strategy conference began in Orlando during the first week of April, Mertz Taggart released the firm’s latest M&A data. The timing was perfect, as Capital+Strategy primarily focuses on trends in dealmaking. The Mertz Taggart data indicated a surge in home-based care M&A activity at the start of the year, and the […]

Hospital-At-Home’s One-Stop-Shop: Inside The Medically Home, DispatchHealth Merger

DispatchHealth and Medically Home — two of the most prominent companies in the hospital-at-home space — recently announced plans to become one organization. Separately, Medically Home and DispatchHealth have each played significant roles in shifting higher-acuity care away from traditional brick-and-morter hospitals, placing the home at the center of care delivery. I believe the merger […]

DispatchHealth, Medically Home Merger Creates Comprehensive High-Acuity Care Platform 

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 […]

Hospital-At-Home Could Remain In Play With Continuing Resolution

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, […]

ACHC Awards DispatchHealth With First In-Home Hospital Care Accreditation

The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) has launched a new accreditation program to establish industry standards for safety, quality and patient-centered home-based acute health care. It also announced its first accredited organization. As health care organizations adopt new care models that respond to patient preferences, improve patient access and create efficiencies in service delivery, […]