Katie Lawson
Hospital-at-home makes inroads in rural America
McKnights Home Care, April 4, 2022 Blessing Health System in rural Quincy, IL, is a guinea pig of sorts for hospital-at-home in the heartland. In…
Top 25 Innovators – 2022
Modern Healthcare, April 2, 2022 There’s no shortage of innovation in healthcare. Never has been. And that’s certainly been the case these past two years….
Position Spotlight: Recovery Care Coordinator
Rachel Chang began her career as a research assistant in a molecular biology lab at Columbia University. It was her work as a clinical service…
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…
Provider Spotlight: Dr. Stephanie Carroll, Gundersen Home Hospital
“I knew this was a viable approach to patient care and was impressed with Contessa’s approach to identify patients that could be good candidates.”
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…
Gundersen Home Hospital expands to more patients
Gundersen Home Hospital Brings Hospital-Level Care into Patients’ Homes, Decreasing Unnecessary Hospital Stays and Improving Patient Outcomes LaCrosse, WISC. – January 26, 2022. – When…