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Gist Healthcare Daily
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expands its ‘Hospital Without Walls’ program to pay for hospital-level care in the home. As Travis Messina, CEO of hospital-at-home company Contessa, says staff will still be the limiting factor for how much hospitals can increase bed capacity.
CMS Launches ‘Unprecedented’ Hospital-at-Home Strategy to Manage Latest COVID-19 Surge
In an effort to increase hospital capacity amid the current COVID-19 surge, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Wednesday announced “unprecedented” flexibilities around providing hospital-level care for patients in their homes.
Hospitals Can Care for Medicare Patients at Home in Pandemic
ABC News, November 25, 2020 Hospitals will be allowed to care for Medicare patients in their own homes during the pandemic under a government program…
Physician Spotlight: Bringing Care Home
Nashville Medical News, November 12, 2020 Managing the health of chronically ill patients is an ongoing challenge, but it’s one Mark Montoney, MD, MBA, is…
The Check Up: Dr. Susan Turney of Marshfield Clinic Health System
Modern Healthcare, October 12, 2020 Not only has Wisconsin recently become a hot spot for COVID-19, but it’s also a state where the rural population…
Experts Discuss the Growing Potential of In-Home Care
As care extends into the home, technology helps drive preventive care and healing.
Post-Acute Care: Hospital at Home Model Gains Momentum During Pandemic
Healthcare Innovation Magazine, September/October COVID-19 hit South Carolina later than some regions, but when it did, Prisma Health, the largest nonprofit health organization in the…
Talking with Contessa Health, a Hospital at Home Trailblazer
Gist Healthcare Daily spoke to Travis Messina, CEO of Contessa Health, about the recent surge of interest in the hospital at home model due to COVID-19.
The $1 Trillion Quest to Bring Hospital Care to Your Home
Hospital buildings add a huge amount to medical bills. Moving care to people’s homes could dramatically reduce those costs.
Pandemic Pushes Expansion of ‘Hospital-at-Home’ Treatment
ABC News, August 20, 2020 As hospitals care for people with COVID-19 and try to keep others from catching the virus, more patients are opting…
Gist Healthcare Daily
Gist Healthcare Daily, Part 1 – Monday, August 17, 2020 Travis Messina, CEO of hospital-at-home company Contessa, talks about the growing popularity of the model, the…
Highmark Health, Contessa Expand Joint Venture Delivering Hospital-Level Care in the Home
Highmark Health has announced it is expanding its joint venture relationship with Contessa, a company that helps organizations provide hospital-level care in the home through its Home Recovery Care model.