Mass General Brigham Lands $4.6M To Study Rehab Care At Home

Mass General Brigham has been awarded a $4.6 million grant to examine the delivery of short-term rehab care at home as an alternative to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The funds come from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS). In the U.S., 40% of older adults leaving the hospitals need some form […]

Mass General Brigham’s Hospital-At-Home Nurses Unionize, Home Care Segment Moves To Follow Suit

Nurses of Mass General Brigham’s hospital-at-home program have voted to unionize, and the clinicians at the health system’s home care segment are hoping to follow suit. The efforts to unionize first started in February. On May 16, 80 of the health system’s home-at-hospital nurses voted to join the Massachusetts Nurse Association (MNA). That same month, […]

Hospital-At-Home Models Are Effectively Caring For Patients As Sick As Those In Traditional Facilities

The hospital-at-home model continues to show more signs of low rates of mortality, decreased usage of skilled nursing facilities and less need for escalation in patient care compared to traditional care settings. That’s according to a new study from Mass General Brigham, which shows the value and efficacy of hospital-level care in a home setting. […]

‘Grow, Scale, Execute’: How Mass General Brigham Is Accelerating Its Care-At-Home Arm

Hospital at home’s presence in the U.S. continues to grow. But even before the care delivery model became more visible, Mass General Brigham was a major player in the space. The health system first launched its hospital-at-home program way back in 2016, predating the hospital-at-home boom that followed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ […]

Best Buy Health Partners With Mass General Brigham, Enters Into Medicare-Certified Home Health Care

Best Buy Health is teaming up with yet another health system to help augment home-based care services. What’s of note, however, is that in Best Buy Health’s partnership with Mass General Brigham, it will also be aiding in the Medicare-certified home health arena. The two organizations announced the collaboration Wednesday. In addition to a home […]

‘It’s a Different Ballgame’: Why Home Health Partnerships Are Key to Successful HaH Programs

Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston was among the very first to secure an “Acute Hospital Care at Home” waiver from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in November. That shouldn’t be too surprising, considering Dr. David Levine, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, is one of the biggest […]