Hospital-at-home treatment could be one way to “solve the rural healthcare crisis,” researchers from Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham say. Here are six findings from their Dec. 1 JAMA Network Open study, which randomly assigned 161 adult patients from Quincy,…
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Often, the conversation around innovation in healthcare focuses on technology: new tools, new systems, new efficiencies. But at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, the conversation begins with the people who will use those tools every day. That philosophy underpins two Mayo-led…
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health resumed its Hospital From Home program on Nov. 17, following a nearly two-month pause triggered by the Oct. 1 government shutdown, which caused the CMS waiver authorizing acute hospital-level care at home to lapse. The…
While virtual care grew 31-fold at nine health systems, total Medicare utilization there rose by just 0.25 visits per beneficiary, the American Telemedicine Association found. In the non-peer-reviewed study comparing 2019 to 2023 data, 74% of Medicare patients used telehealth…
Houston-based Memorial Hermann is teaming up with the Texas Medical Center’s Center for Device Innovation to nurture employee-driven innovation and help staff bring new ideas to life, the health system’s vice president of information technology and innovation told Becker’s. “From a…
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CMS has released updated telehealth guidance following the end of the 43-day government shutdown. Here are four things to know from the November FAQ: 1. CMS will retroactively pay for telehealth claims for services rendered amid the fiscal standoff. 2.…
Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine’s marketing department is emphasizing its strong brand while “not resting on our laurels,” its new leader told Becker’s. The 11-hospital system and academic medical center already has long waitlists for its high-acuity specialties, including oncology, neuro…
Like many health systems, Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine has dealt with increased vaccine hesitancy among parents since the pandemic. To add to that, West Virginia already struggles with access to care and nearly enacted a law allowing nonmedical exemptions for…
Long Beach, Calif.-based Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital has named Los Angeles Rams quarterback and Super Bowl champion Matthew Stafford as its official brand ambassador. The partnership, announced in a Nov. 20 news release, is designed to elevate awareness of…
Four hospitals and health systems in 2025 have launched new hospital-at-home programs. The “hospital-at-home” model, in which patients receive acute, inpatient-level care in their own homes rather than being admitted to a traditional hospital unit, continues to gain traction in…