Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has introduced a new virtual primary care practice designed to offer patients greater flexibility and accessibility.

Rochester, N.Y.-based UR Medicine plans to launch a hospital-at-home program in summer 2025.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has been increasingly providing cancer care in the home.

Best Buy has continued to grow its care-at-home partnerships with big health systems.

Kansas City, Mo.-based Saint Luke's Health System plans to grow its hospital-at-home program, already one of the biggest in the country, once more payers get on board with the care model, a leader told Becker's.

Telehealth utilization grew across most U.S. regions in October 2024, with the Midwest as the sole exception, according to FAIR Health's monthly telehealth regional tracker.

Cleveland Clinic has grown its hospital-at-home program by "demonstrating value to patients and gaining adoption from brick-and-mortar caregivers," a leader told Becker's.

Teladoc and Amazon have partnered to expand access to Teladoc's chronic condition programs.

Home healthcare remains the fastest-growing segment in the healthcare sector, with spending increasing by 11.1% year over year in October 2024, according to Altarum's Jan. 8 Health Sector Economic Indicators report.

Lee Health Chief Nursing Officer Jennifer Higgins, DNP, told Becker's that the organization will continue to invest in home-based care, starting with its hospital-at-home program, which brings hospital-level treatment directly to patients' homes.

Mass General Brigham plans to expand its hospital-at-home program to more specialties in 2025 and evolve beyond episodic care toward a "seamless home-based care continuum," a program leader told Becker's.

The merger of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System, finalized Jan. 1, will boost virtual care offerings for patients, the Leader-Telegram in Eau Claire, Wis., reported.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is rolling out an acute hospital care at home program.

Hospital-at-home programs are rapidly transforming American healthcare delivery, providing a transformational model of care that combines convenience, quality and cost-efficiency. While some   current opinion  highlights the challenges of hospital-at-home programs, the discussions often overlook the success and potential of a "built-from-within" approach. 

Hospital-at-home programs are largely concentrated at large, urban, nonprofit and academic facilities, a new study found.

Connecticut-based telehealth company Meditelecare, which operates in at least 17 states including Kentucky, has agreed to pay $358,514 to resolve allegations of improper Medicare billing.

More health systems have been launching or expanding hospital-at-home programs.

Mayo Clinic's hospital-at-home program has expanded in the past year but will need the equivalent of an "Uber app" to scale, a leader told Becker's.

Telemedicine is becoming an indispensable part of healthcare, according to Doximity's Dec. 17 report.

Virtual health workers with Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health have secured a three-year labor deal with the health system.