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Palliative Care and its Role in Chronic Conditions
At its inception, palliative care was interwoven with the hospice movement, and because of this it is often perceived as solely a component of hospice…
Understanding Comprehensive Care at Home
Since its inception in 2015, Contessa has been on the forefront of bringing advanced medical care to the home. It is no surprise, then, that…
What Medical Conditions Does Contessa Treat at Home?
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…
How Contessa Solves Healthcare Fragmentation
Even as a physician, navigating a recent medication change took me two weeks of frustrating back and forth phone calls and messages to my doctor,…
The Growing Patient Preference for Care at Home
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…
Spanning the Continuum of Care at Home: A Look at the Progress of 2022
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…
Why Nurses Prefer Contessa’s Models of Care
The world needs nurses more than ever. However, these essential providers are facing difficult conditions for delivering care and, subsequently, severe burnout, both of which…
Who We Are Today: A Look Back at 2022
Healthcare is constantly evolving, a fact particularly evidenced in the past two years since the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic has shifted into the rearview…
Understanding the Scope of Palliative Care
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…
Why People Living with Dementia Do Better With Care at Home
There really is no place like home for the more than six million Americans living with dementia. These individuals face memory loss and other cognitive…
How Contessa Solves 4 Key Issues Hospital Systems Face Today
Hospital systems are facing enormous pressures in a post-COVID environment. The past two years have seen major challenges in decreasing the cost of care, increasing…
Understanding Hospital Care at Home
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the challenges of providing adequate resources to patients who need inpatient hospital admission. To meet these challenges, health systems and…