Robert Moskowitz, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer
Over the past few years, we’ve seen a rapid shift in the prioritization of medical care at home programs. Clearly, COVID-19 was a big driver of this phenomenon. However, care at home has continued to drive the future of healthcare even post-pandemic. Increasingly, patients are demanding it, and studies are showing that it improves outcomes. One of many factors behind this push for medical care in the home vs. a facility is the aging US population. By the year 2060, the number of Americans aged 65 and older is projected to comprise 23% of the population. And, of that population…
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For those of us in good health, spending time at home is something we largely take for granted. It is the hub of our everyday lives, where memories are made, and time is spent with loved ones; a place for rest and relaxation. It’s no surprise, then, that many people express a desire to receive their healthcare at home, rather than away from it. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted this preference, as telehealth services grew at an astonishing rate. Fears of infection exposure, challenges with overcrowded hospitals, and the Medicare Hospitals Without Walls waivers drove highly skilled medical care home as…
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The past three years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic have unmistakably been a period of rapid growth for healthcare services that focus on medical care in the home. Like any evolving model of care, this kind of healthcare must not compromise high-quality care for patients as it solidifies its position in the industry. At Contessa, we’re proud to be able to say that our evolution from a leading hospital care at home provider to the leading provider of a full continuum of medical care in the home is setting the standard for high-quality, safe and effective care in…
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Palliative care is commonly approached by providers as a solution to initiate at or near the end of a patient’s life. Often, the focus of care for chronic and complex illnesses becomes how to mitigate the disease process itself, but not always how to manage its impact on activities of daily living. In other words, “fixing” a disease process sometimes overshadows living with a disease, until the negative effects can no longer be ignored, and the cure is acknowledged as unlikely. The fundamental root of palliative care is to change that. A new understanding of palliative care Increasingly, it is…
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