Modern Healthcare: Payment Concerns Not Stopping Hospital-at-Home Programs

Modern Healthcare | July 27, 2023

Uncertainty surrounding Medicare reimbursement for hospital-at-home services isn’t necessarily a deterrent to launching this innovative model of care. In a recent article, Modern Healthcare highlighted how many home health agencies and senior living companies are still pursuing hospital-at-home, aided by value-based reimbursement structure though participating payers.

It’s an approach that Contessa has years of experience standing up:

“A lot of home health entities might be employing home health nurses, but they’re not used to that [higher] level of acuity. You’ve got to have the comfort level of competency for the nurse providing the care.” 

Dr. Robert Moskowitz, Chief Medical Officer for Contessa

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