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The Value of Palliative Care’s Interdisciplinary Approach
At a broad level, palliative care is focused on patient-centered care: it is about all the dimensions that are required to make sure that a…
Comprehensive Care at Home in 2025 and Beyond
Each year, we take some time to reflect on the ongoing growth of our models of care at home, and 2024 was no exception to…
The Five-Year Roadmap for Hospital at Home
Over the past few months, many conversations have taken place between stakeholders in the hospital-at-home industry and the federal government, all aimed at reaching a…
Advancing Hospital at Home with an Extension to the Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver
On December 31st, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) waiver for the Acute Hospital Care at Home program will expire. Extended at…
Improving the Art and Science of Medicine Through Hospital at Home
When asked what it’s like to practice advanced care at home, providers delivering care in hospital-at-home models often repeat a common theme: “it has brought…
The Importance of Advance Care Planning in Palliative Care
Advance care planning has been part of healthcare for many decades, yet a surprisingly small percentage of adults in the United States have advance directives…
Why 2024 Will Be a Big Year for Care at Home
Healthcare is continuing to experience rapid shifts as we move into the new year, as several external factors have influenced care delivery. These include the…
The Many Benefits of Value-Based Palliative Care
Palliative care is undergoing a transformation in the United States. Often thought of as synonymous with end-of-life care, providers and payers are beginning to understand…
The Evolving Role of Virtual Hospitalists
While hospital medicine is a relatively new specialty, in the last nearly 30 years its practitioners have become a staple for acute patient care. Today,…
Why 2023 Was a Milestone Year for Comprehensive Healthcare at Home
If 2023 taught us anything, it’s that the culture of healthcare is shifting — home. In the past twelve months, Contessa has witnessed this shift…
5 Tips for Introducing Patients to Hospital at Home
Since the increased adoption of advanced healthcare programs in the home, hundreds of hospitals across the country have offered hospital-level care in the home to…
A Day in the Life of the Virtual Care Unit
Bringing advanced medical care home calls for a combination of in-person and virtual care, since caregivers cannot be physically present with patients 24/7 the same…