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How Hospital Care at Home Supports Rural Healthcare
Over the last several decades, a combination of factors has left America’s small towns with fewer hospitals, clinics and doctors. All of these have harmed the patient experience, with long journeys to receive care becoming an unfortunate hallmark of small-town life. Through a combination of dedicated health systems, willing payers and up-to-date regulation, however, we can revitalize rural healthcare. And the main mechanism for doing so is through home hospital care models, like Contessa’s.
Why the Monitoring Phase is Critical for Hospital Care at Home
While remote monitoring outside of the hospital is common, our teams gain in-depth knowledge of a patient and their health during a 30-day episode, all while in their home. Contess’s monitoring phase gives us the ability to intervene more quickly when needed and more accurately identify longitudinal patient needs.
Stronger Together: How Contessa Partners with Your Clinical Team
It’s no secret: partnering with Contessa can transform already-prominent hospitals and health-systems into highly desired destinations of true patient-centered care. Our organization works with partners…
“I thank everyone for letting me be included in this program.”
When Joseph started having pain in his inner thigh, he knew something was wrong. Since he couldn’t put any weight on his leg, he decided…
The Future of Hospital Care at Home, With or Without CMS Waivers
When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) introduced its Hospitals Without Walls program in March 2020, health systems could finally provide acute care services beyond their walls, in locations like patient homes, and be properly reimbursed for it. The pandemic created a clear need and demand for these services, and the program became an undisputed win, albeit a temporary one, for providers seeking to offer alternative sites of care.
“It is an outstanding service that is available to patients!”
A few days after being diagnosed with COVID-19, Mitch developed a bad cough and had trouble breathing. He went to the ER where he was…
Contessa Palliative Care: Bringing Care at Home Full-Circle
Grappling with a serious or complex illness can be a challenge at any age, and that’s even harder when you’re managing it alone. Unfortunately, many…
Provider Spotlight: Dr. Stephanie Carroll, Gundersen Home Hospital
“I knew this was a viable approach to patient care and was impressed with Contessa’s approach to identify patients that could be good candidates.”
Care Convergence: Contessa’s One-of-a-Kind Healthcare Technology Platform
Care Convergence: where home hospital care meets true digital collaboration. Learn more about the proprietary technology platform our team uses each day.