A new program has boosted patients' health while avoiding painful, costly surgeries. In its four years, only one high-risk ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The COVID-19 pandemic prompted CMS to expand the availability of hospital at home programs, which offer patients ...

As a health care economist who studies innovation, and as a management consultant who helps health systems and insurers adopt new technologies, we have had a ringside seat to a frustrating phenomenon: ...

18 Most Popular Wellness Programs for Hospital Employees Which wellness programs are most common for hospital employees? Nearly every hospital offers flu shots, but less than a quarter of ...

Virtua Health post discharge program cuts readmissions and shortens hospital stays using remote monitoring and coordinated care.

Hospitals can be places of healing and, at times, harm, particularly for older adults with complex medical conditions. For appropriately selected patients requiring hospital care, home hospital care ...

Patients with intellectual disabilities who were cared for in hospitals without programs tailored to intellectual disabilities had 6% higher costs, and those with extreme admission severity had 42% ...

Virtua registered nurse Rachel Schlichtmann checks in remotely with a patient in Virtua Health’s Hospital at Home program. (Virtua Health) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, ...

Hospitals in Massachusetts and around the country are constantly facing a shortage of beds. To help alleviate the capacity crisis, a program is offering hospital-level care in the comfort of patients’ ...