Hospital at home hit hard by government shutdown as 92% of programs face disruptions and daily admissions drop 67% after CMS waiver ends.

Funding for a vital Medicare program has lapsed—forcing some patients out of their homes and exposing cracks in America’s ...

The Medicare telehealth waivers and acute hospital care at home programs have expired after Congress was unable to reach a funding deal Sept. 30. According to the National Consortium of Telehealth ...

Despite having bipartisan support, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acute Hospital Care At Home waiver program has been a casualty of ...

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During one of our (Zain’s) last year of medical school, I took care of a 70-year-old woman who was admitted for a mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation. She was requiring slightly ...

A motivation to find alternate settings of care, a stable revenue stream and support from leadership are all steps on the ...

Executives from three health systems taking part in this week's The Winning Edge webinar say the strategy is reducing hospitalizations and costs, improving outcomes and scoring very high in patient ...

In this week's The Winning Edge webinar, executives from three leading health systems discussed how the platform improves clinical outcomes, reduces hospital overcrowding and costs, and boost patient ...

Health systems have had to scramble to discharge or move their hospital-at-home patients as CMS reimbursement for the program lapsed with the federal government shutdown. Healthcare organizations ...

During one of our (Zain’s) last year of medical school, I took care of a 70-year-old woman who was admitted for a mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation. She was requiring slightly ...