Last week, Best Buy Health announced during an earnings call that it was restructuring its health division due to the slow adoption of at-home care. CEO Corie Barry specifically pointed to its hospital at home (HaH) program as an issue because of “inconsistencies” in the duration the Acute Hospital Care at Home program, currently set […]
With the breakthrough of hospital-at-home came greater acceptance of higher acuity care in the community setting. With this in mind, experts are wondering if 2025 is the year that in-home cancer care takes off. This question is especially relevant, as the number of new cancer cases is expected to rise. By 2040, new cases annually […]
Research has indicated that patients needing care prefer to receive it in their homes rather than in a hospital setting. Health care models like Hospital at Home (HaH) facilitate this preference, but how do providers ensure that patients’ homes are safe for delivering these services? For this evolution to be successful, homes must adapt. They […]
One of the most renowned hospitals in the U.S. recently celebrated the three-year anniversary of its hospital-at-home program. In 2019, Mayo Clinic CEO Gianrico Farrugia stated that high-acuity home care would be part of not only Mayo Clinic’s future, but the health care industry’s at large. With that declaration, Mayo Clinic launched the Advanced Care […]
Advocates of the hospital-at-home model are continuing to make a strong push for the extension of the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver. Specifically, hospitals that have taken advantage of the waiver are saying it needs to stick around because it is actively driving both patient and provider satisfaction. “One of the focuses of [the […]
A bill that would extend the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver has finally been introduced. Dubbed the “Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act,” the bill is sponsored by Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.), as well as Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.). The bill would extend the waivers that have […]
The hospital-at-home enabler Medically Home announced Monday that it was on the receiving end of another strategic investment, this one totaling $110 million. The Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente made a $100 million investment into Medically Home in May of 2021. Before that, the company had raised $64 million. The most recent investment was led […]
With all eyes focused on the home, it’s no exaggeration to say there were dozens of blockbuster in-home care acquisitions last year. But while all transactions directly impact the buyers and sellers, only a handful help shape the trajectory of an entire market. As I started to think about my own home health and home […]
Some of the most premier health care organizations in the U.S. are coming together to form the “Advanced Care at Home Coalition.” The newly formed entity will vie for legislation that will allow more patients to receive hospital-level care in their homes moving forward. Many of the provisions that have allowed health systems and home-based […]
In another move reflecting the rapid rise of the hospital-at-home model, the Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente announced a major joint investment in Medically Home on Thursday. The two health systems will inject a combined $100 million into the company, which had already raised more than $64 million since launching in 2016. “Bringing Mayo Clinic […]
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