News Coverage
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.
Remote Devices Monitor Cardiac Patients at Home, But Not Everyone Can Afford Them
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the region and Gov. Tom Wolf ordered all non-emergency medical care to shut down in March, the impact on the interaction between patients, technology and health care was immediate.
Ingenuity in a Crisis
The 36 Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies invest in emerging healthcare companies through the Blue Venture Fund, which seeks to spark innovation in healthcare…
Has the Time Finally Come for Hospital at Home?
The Commonwealth Fund, July 8, 2020 Concerns about possible surges of COVID-19 patients, combined with the spread of value-based payment and companies offering technology and…
Home Sweet Hospital
Tradeoffs Podcast, May 20, 2020 The coronavirus has left some hospitals empty and others overrun. One fix to both problems is to move care for…
Easing the COVID-19 Capacity Crunch
Progress Health, April 2020 Though many heard the term “social distancing” for the first time only recently, for months, government and medical officials across the country…