Mark Montoney, Chief Medical Officer at Contessa Health
Becker’s Healthcare Podcast, February 10, 2021 This episode features Dr. Mark Montoney, Chief Medical Officer at Contessa Health. Here, he discusses emerging trends in the…
‘The Final Frontier’: Mount Sinai Partners with Contessa for Home-Based Palliative Care Initiative
Home Health Care News, February 8, 2021 Mount Sinai Health System is doubling down on its partnership with Contessa. The New York-based health system announced…
Mount Sinai Health System to Launch Palliative Care at Home, Expanding Partnership With Contessa
Contessa and the Mount Sinai Health System are expanding their partnership to launch Palliative Care at Home. The care model brings coordinated and specialized pain treatment into the homes of New York City patients while avoiding unnecessary hospitalizations.
Mount Sinai, Contessa Expand Palliative Care at Home
Hospice News, February 5 The New York City area’s largest academic medical center, the Mount Sinai Health System, is expanding its community-based palliative care service…
Home Is Where the Health Is: Four Reasons Patients Recover Faster in Their Own Space
There’s no place like home, but did you know a familiar environment can also help you heal faster? We explain.
Leveraging Data to Understand and Improve Patients’ Perceived Wellness
Understanding the patients Contessa serves is absolutely critical to our work. Not only do we need to know the best ways to treat patients in the home, but also the perceptions they have of their physical and mental health. In this blog, we explain the the PROMIS tool, the patient-reported assessment data Contessa leverages to glean and understand patients’ perceptions of their own health. Learn how we measure this information before, during, and after a patients episodes of care with Contessa, and how the assessment’s findings impact the care we deliver.
Members is Action: Mount Sinai Health System
Advancing Health, a podcast from the American Hospital Association, January 14, 2020 The hospital-at-home model continues to emerge as a promising approach to improve value…
Position Spotlight: Software Engineer
“What inspires me to come to work every day is the satisfaction of doing something I really enjoy and the feeling that I’m doing it for a purpose that helps people and has a positive effect on the world.”
– Nathan, Contessa Software Engineer
The Boss: He’s no Spine Surgeon, but Travis Messina was Always Destined for Health Care
Nashville Business Journal, January 8, 2021 Eight years ago, Travis Messina left the world of investment banking for Vanguard Health Systems, under the leadership of Nashville…
Home Hospital Care in 2021 and Beyond
Though it is challenging to predict what the next month, let alone year, may hold, we looked into our crystal ball and thought deeply about how hospital care at home could change in the future.
COVID Spurs Families to Shun Nursing Homes, a Shift That Appears Long Lasting
Wall Street Journal, December 21, 2020 Fearing infection and isolation, relatives are turning to home care as new services make that option more possible for…
Provider Spotlight: Dr. Gudibanda, Marshfield Clinic Health System Home Recovery Care
“This morning I saw one of our patients sitting in her living room during televideo rounding. She was wrapped under a favorite blanket and watching TV. She said, ‘Doc, whatever you are doing, you are doing it well.’ I felt like I was sitting right there beside her. I never imagined connecting this personally with patients virtually. It makes the whole experience worth it.”