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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
The need for home-based care is drastically increasing. All the while, providers are dealing with an unabated staffing problem. That’s why, in order to succeed in the future, many provider leaders believe that the gap needs to be bridged by the right technology solutions. “We know that most adults want to age in place at […]
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, […]