Katie Lawson
Providers push for continued hospital-at-home waiver after pandemic
Modern Healthcare, March 17, 2022 Hospital systems are making the case to Congress that Medicare should continue covering hospital-at-home care after the public health emergency, arguing it…
“It is an outstanding service that is available to patients!”
A few days after being diagnosed with COVID-19, Mitch developed a bad cough and had trouble breathing. He went to the ER where he was…
Q&A with Virginia Mason Franciscan Health CEO on Hospital-at-Home Pilot
HealthLeaders, March 9, 2022 The 11-hospital Virginia Mason Franciscan Health system, serving the Puget Sound region of Washington state, recently announced a new collaboration with Contessa Health…
Interest in SNF-at-Home Reaches New Heights, But Reimbursement Path Remains Murky
Skilled Nursing News, March 3, 2022 As more operators look for new ways to incorporate at-home services into their model of care, SNF-at-home, while growing, may still…
Providers push for payment parity for hospital-at-home programs
Modern Healthcare, February 22, 2022 The results for hospital-at-home programs have thus far been promising. While many believe that moving more acute care into people’s…
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Collaborates with Contessa to Bring Hospital-Level Care into Patients’ Homes
Home Recovery Care gives patients the choice to receive hospital care at home, lowering costs, improving patient outcomes and easing capacity strain on hospitals TACOMA,…
Newsmakers: Travis Messina, CEO, Contessa
McKnights Home Care, February 10, 2022 It’s still the very early days of hospital-at-home, Travis Messina, CEO and founder of Contessa, told Liza Berger, editor…
Position Spotlight: Project Management Analyst
Taylor Flynn is originally from Flint, Michigan and has been a Nashville resident for just over two years. She received her Bachelor of Social Work…
Amedisys’ Contessa Deal Opening Doors to New M&A, JV Opportunities
Hospice News, January 15, 2022 The acquisition of Contessa Health by Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) is opening new lines of communication with hospitals and health systems that could…
9 people to watch in Nashville business in 2022
Nashville Business Journal, January 14, 2021 If 2021 taught us anything, it’s that it will take more than Covid to derail Nashville’s growth. Here are…
“I got the same results I would have if I was in the hospital, but I was home.”
When Cliff had trouble breathing, his wife took him to the emergency department at his local hospital. The nearly 80-year-old lives with claustrophobia and was…
Contessa Achieves HITRUST CSF® Certification to Manage Risk and Improve Security Posture
Contessa, an Amedisys company, has strict cyber security measures protecting patients, employees and partners. The high-acuity care at home operator has received national recognition by earning HITRUST CSF® Certification by HITRUST, the Health Information Trust Alliance.
HITRUST CSF® Certification demonstrates that the organization’s infrastructure protects patient and provider information and have met key regulations and industry-defined requirements and are appropriately managing risk.