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New Partnership to Develop Comprehensive Care-at-Home Services Program

by Mark Melchionna

Aiming to increase patient comfort and convenience, three organizations have formed a partnership to create a comprehensive program comprised of care-at-home services for recovery care, rehabilitation,...

Telehealth Provider, Research Institute to Study COVID-19 Rebound

by Mark Melchionna

After receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), eMed and Scripps Research Translational Institute announced an at-home study that aims to assess patient responses to COVID-19...

Adverse Event Rate Similar for Remote, In-Home Physician Visits

by Mark Melchionna

While researching the outcomes associated with various types of physician visits, a study published in JAMA Network Open found that the benefits of in-home physician visits did not widely differ from...

CVS to Acquire Home Health Provider Signify Health for $8B

by Anuja Vaidya

Update: On March 29, CVS Health completed its acquisition of Signify Health, paying approximately $8 billion. The news comes soon after CVS announced plans to buy Oak Street Health for $10.6...

Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Leads to Positive Patient Outcomes

by Mark Melchionna

While comparing methods for treating patients with cardiovascular disease, a study published in JAMA Network Open found that home-based cardiac rehabilitation (HBCR) was more effective than...

New Jersey Hospital Launches Hospital-at-Home Program

by Mark Melchionna

A collaboration between Sena Health and Salem Medical Center has combined several aspects of technology and provider expertise to create a hospital-at-home program known as Salem Acute Care at Home,...

Teladoc Adds At-Home A1C Testing to Enhance Diabetes Care Management

by Mark Melchionna

To improve access and expand diabetes care resources, Teladoc Health added an at-home A1C testing program to its Livongo chronic care platform. Along with the rapid expansion of telehealth in the last...

Exploring Clinical Care Use Cases, Digital Health Literacy Gaps in RPM

by Anuja Vaidya

The virtual care revolution has brought exciting new prospects for remote patient monitoring (RPM). With rapid advancements in technology and growth in patient demand, healthcare providers are exploring new and improved ways to implement...

Report: CVS to Bid for Home Health Solutions Provider Signify Health

by Anuja Vaidya

CVS Health is planning to bid for home healthcare company Signify Health, sending Signify's stock soaring, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. CVS and Signify Health declined to...

18 Health Systems Collaborate to Develop Hospital-at-Home Tools

by Mark Melchionna

Eighteen health systems participated in the first phase of the Home Hospital Early Adopters Accelerator, a program created by Adriadne Labs in collaboration with CaroNova to help providers develop home...

FL Healthcare Org Aims to Enhance At-Home Care Through Virtual Services

by Mark Melchionna

To create a successful at-home care system, Lee Health partnered withHealth Recovery Solutions (HRS) to implement virtual resources, aiming for lower levels of hospital readmissions and emergency room...

New Partnership to Implement In-Home Acute Care in Wisconsin

by Mark Melchionna

Marshfield Clinic Health System, headquartered in Wisconsin, is joining forces with DispatchHealth to increase the availability of in-home acute care services in an effort to lower emergency department...

Penn Medicine Receives Grants to Further Virtual Care Innovation

by Mark Melchionna

Penn Medicine projects involving virtual care, including a healing at home program and a plan to increase access to buprenorphine, have received hundreds of thousands of dollars from health insurer...

Texas Health System to Implement New At-Home Care Options

by Mark Melchionna

Memorial Hermann Health System has entered into a partnership with Contessa to provide new inpatient, rehabilitative, and palliative at-home care options to its patients. Memorial Hermann, based in...

Connecticut Health System Establishes At-Home Hospital Service

by Mark Melchionna

Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) created an at-home hospital program that aims to provide high-acuity care at home to Medicare patients meeting specific clinical criteria. YNHHS is a five-hospital system...

How Mayo, Geisinger, IU Health Train Their At-Home Care Providers

by Anuja Vaidya

At-home care programs have proliferated across the country in recent years, primarily driven by the regulatory flexibilities and the in-person care constraints that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. Deploying these programs require...

57% of Medical Practices Use Remote Physiologic Monitoring

by Anuja Vaidya

A little over half (57 percent) of US medical practices currently use remote physiologic monitoring (RPM), according to new survey results. Commissioned by Rhythm Management Group and conducted by...

Illinois Health System to Offer Hospital-at-Home Care

by Mark Melchionna

Blessing Health System in Quincy, Illinois, plans on creating a hospital-at-home program that will provide acute care in the patient's home with the help of health technology company...

New Bill Aims to Extend Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver

by Mark Melchionna

Sens. Tom Carper (D-Delaware) and Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) introduced a bill called the Hospital Inpatient Services Act that allows for a two-year extension of the federal acute hospital-at-home...

Home-Based Remote Patient Monitoring Yields Highly Accurate BP Readings

by Mark Melchionna

Home-based blood pressure (BP) measurements were more reliable and accurate than those taken in clinics or kiosks, a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found.  The study...

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