Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD, editor-in-chief of Targeted Therapies in Oncology, discusses his monthly column in this episode of Chief Insights in Oncology.| Targeted Oncology
Kathryn H. Gessner, MD, PhD, outlines the clinical scenarios in which she finds genomic testing most useful.| Urology Times
This week’s Everyday Hero is the man behind a groundbreaking cancer exercise program Spectrum News 1 NC recently introduced you to, that’s now focusing on how movement can help children battling a rare form of leukemia.| spectrumlocalnews.com
Chapel Hill-based University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has been awarded up to $28 million to develop an adaptive clinical trial targeting metastatic breast cancer. The trial is part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health’s Advanced Analysis for Precision Cancer Therapy program, also called ADAPT. Other ADAPT awardees and their trial […]| Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
More and more providers are beginning to incorporate the new Practical Geriatric Assessment into their practices.| Medscape
Potential new approach to treating diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma uses engineered immune cells infused directly to the brain.| Cancer Today
Patty Spears: Building Trust and Fostering Communication Directly with Researchers Matters / cancer, Cancer research, innovative cancer research, OncoDaily,| Oncodaily - Oncology News, Insights, Stories
Receiving a cancer diagnosis is devastating, but a groundbreaking program at UNC is helping those battling cancer feel their best through exercise.| spectrumlocalnews.com
Research Science Liaisons – We’re like MSLs, Only the Opposite When we first meet with Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs), they are often confused about our role. We can’t blame them – our position is unique and very few cancer centers have a role like ours. Our 30-second “pitch” to MSLs is always “We are like […]| THE MSL
CHICAGO — Nearly three-quarters of older adults with advanced cancer value quality of life over extending survival, according to study results presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.However, data showed that regardless of patient preference for quality of life or survival, clinical outcomes appeared to be similar.| www.healio.com
Find out how CAR-T cell therapy, which has been so groundbreaking in treating blood cancers, could potentially cure glioblastoma.| Labiotech.eu
Combining JNJ-1900 with Keytruda may improve distant control of lung cancer, explained by Dr. Jared Weiss.| Curetoday
Subgroup analyses from the phase 3 CheckMate649 and KEYNOTE-859 clinical trials showed little OS difference between investigational and chemotherapy arms.| Cancer Network
The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has been awarded $28 million for a new clinical breast cancer trial.| Chapelboro.com
Home Health Care News | June 10, 2025 Alternative models of care in the home are changing how healthcare is delivered, with organizations prioritizing hospital at home and programs like Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Hear from industry leaders including our Acting President and Chief Medical Officer Robert Moskowitz, MD, MBA on…| Contessa Health
A new combination of azacitidine, venetoclax, and revumenib demonstrated high rates of complete response and clinical activity in older adults with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia and an NPM1 m...| ascopost.com
One of the ACIP members fired by Robert Kennedy Jr. was acclaimed health behavior researcher Noel Brewer, who works at UNC.| Chapelboro.com
US News & World Report | March 3, 2025 Advanced healthcare at home is a benefit to patients and health systems alike, and “SNF at home” care is yet another way to bring that care directly to people in their homes. Read this latest article from US News & World Report, and hear how Contessa…| Contessa Health
Home Healthcare News | January 3, 2025 Contessa’s Senior VP & National Medical Director, Michael Nottidge, MD, MPH, MBA, joined senior leadership from joint venture partner Allegheny Health Network to discuss the success of our Rehabilitation Care at Home program with Home Healthcare News. Heralded as a successful and financially viable model of care for… The post Home Healthcare News: Home Recovery Care Plus Shows Value Of Hospital- And SNF-At-Home With Expanded Model appeared first on C...| Contessa Health
Home Healthcare News | January 2, 2025 As 2024 came to a close, Contessa’s Chief Medical Officer, Robert Moskowitz, MD, MBA, sat down with Home Healthcare News for an exclusive interview about the company’s standout performance as “One of the best examples of success when it comes to alternative care models within the home.” In… The post Home Healthcare News: Inside the Future of Contessa Health and High-Acuity Care at Home appeared first on Contessa Health.| Contessa Health
HME Business | October 22, 2024 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver is set to expire at the end of December, and Contessa’s Chief Medical Officer, Robert Moskowitz, MD, MBA, joined the HME Business FUTURE conference in Nashville this August along with other hospital-at-home leaders to discuss… The post HME Business: Despite Its Resounding Success Story, A Major Opportunity for HME Companies Is in Danger of Going Away appeared first on Co...| Contessa Health
Healthcare It Today | October 15, 2024 Contessa’s Regional Medical Director, Jay Mathur, MD, shares his insights on hospital at home with Healthcare IT Today in this guest article, taking a closer look at what health systems should consider when building this model of care. Read the article here. The post Healthcare IT Today: Effective and Lasting Hospital-at-Home Solutions Require Intentional Innovation and Design appeared first on Contessa Health.| Contessa Health
Palliative Care News | September 27, 2024 As palliative care models continue to grow and attract interest from both health systems and payers as a viable approach to improve value-based outcomes, Contessa’s Palliative Care at Home remains at the forefront of the industry. Per Dr. Gavin Baumgardner, National Medical Director for Palliative Care: “We have… The post Palliative Care News: Inside Palliative Care at Contessa’s Health System Joint Ventures appeared first on Contessa Health.| Contessa Health
Amedisys | August 21, 2024 Today, Contessa Health, a subsidiary of Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED), announced they have been selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to participate in a new Medicare alternative payment model designed to support people living with dementia and their caregivers. Under CMS’ Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE)… The post Contessa Selected by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to Test Medicare Dementia Care Model appeared f...| Contessa Health
Modern Healthcare | August 13, 2024 In addition to publishing a new white paper on caregiver burden and health equity in hospital-at-home care, we recently spoke with Modern Healthcare about the importance of standards in caregiver screening and education. Contessa, a unit of Amedisys, has hospital partners that carefully screen family caregivers, said Caroline Rogers, vice president of… The post Modern Healthcare: Calls for family caregiver support escalate as home care grows appeared f...| Contessa Health
AMA Newswire | May 23, 2024 Marshfield Clinic Health System, in joint venture with Contessa, launched its Home Recovery Care program in 2016, making it an early adopter of hospital at home. This article in AMA Newswire takes a closer look at the program’s many successes, including its low readmission rates and high physician satisfaction.… The post AMA Newswire: Home-Recovery Program Leads to 44% Reduction in Readmission Rate appeared first on Contessa Health.| Contessa Health
ACEP Winter Newsletter | December 2023 In this edition of the American College of Emergency Physicians Section on Telehealth Newsletter, Contessa’s Senior Vice President and National Medical Director, Michael Nottidge, MD, MPH, MBA, shared his insights on hospital at home in their Spotlight Section, describing the benefits of this approach to virtual care. You can… The post American College of Emergency Physicians Section on Telehealth: Spotlight on Hospital at Home appeared first on Cont...| Contessa Health
Palliative Care News | January 8, 2024 Interest is growing in palliative care programs, and our Vice President and National Medical Director of Primary and Palliative Care, Dr. Gavin Baumgardner, shares some insights on why in this latest piece from Palliative Care News. Read the full article here. The post Palliative Care News: Provider Partnerships Driving Palliative Care Growth appeared first on Contessa Health.| Contessa Health
Palliative Care News | December 13, 2023 Our Vice President and National Medical Director of Primary and Palliative Care, Dr. Gavin Baumgardner, sat down with Palliative Care News and discussed Contessa’s lessons learned in the risk-based palliative care space, as well as what we are doing to combat the challenges ahead and prepare for continued… The post Palliative Care News: Contessa’s Lessons Learned on Risk-Based Palliative Care appeared first on Contessa Health.| Contessa Health
Palliative Care News | December 6, 2023 Contessa’s Vice President of Palliative Care Programs, Nikki Davis, DNP, ACHPN, recently weighed in on some questions from Palliative Care News about palliative care’s rapid expansion and how we’re overcoming challenges to scalability and growth in our palliative care services. Read more here. The post Palliative Care News: Palliative Care Leaders Expect Continued Growth, Labor and Reimbursement Headwinds in 2024 appeared first on Contessa Health.| Contessa Health
KARK 4 News | November 23, 2023 Our joint venture with partner health system the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently caught the attention of the local news after a veteran who was enrolled in the UAMS Comprehensive Care at Home program sang its praises. Listen to his story here. The post KARK 4 News: Veteran Benefits From UAMS Program Offering At Home Care appeared first on Contessa Health.| Contessa Health
Palliative Care News | November 14, 2023 In this edition of Palliative Care News, Contessa’s Vice President of Palliative Care Programs, Nikki Davis, DNP, ACHPN explains why interest in palliative care programs is growing, and how Contessa helps health systems understand the many ways that palliative care benefits all stakeholders involved, including hospital leaders, community… The post Palliative Care News: How to ‘Sell’ Palliative Care to Health System Partners appeared first on Co...| Contessa Health
Gist Healthcare | September 18, 2023 In Part 2 of Gist Healthcare’s podcast coverage of hospital-at-home, Dr. Rob Moskowitz shared some insights on reimbursement for this model of care, and the logistics of staffing and scalability. You can listen to the full podcast here. The post Gist Healthcare: Continuing the Conversation: Contessa CMO Rob Moskowitz on the Future of Hospital-at-Home appeared first on Contessa Health.| Contessa Health
Gist Healthcare | September 11, 2023 Contessa’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Rob Moskowitz, recently sat down with Gist Healthcare for their podcast Gist Healthcare Daily to discuss the promising future of hospital-at-home programs, and what’s needed to ensure their continued success. Listen to the podcast here. The post Gist Healthcare: Discussing Hospital-at-Home with Contessa Health CMO Rob Moskowitz appeared first on Contessa Health.| Contessa Health
Home Health Care News | September 5, 2023 The full continuum of healthcare services available at home continues to expand nationwide, and Contessa’s parent company, Amedisys, is at the forefront of this innovative approach. In August, at Home Health Care News’ FUTURE Conference in Nashville, Tenn., Amedisys’ Chief Strategy Officer, Nick Muscato, explained why Amedisys… The post Home Health Care News: How Amedisys, Walgreens and Intermountain Health are Building 360-Degree Home-Based C...| Contessa Health
Fortune | August 11, 2023 Healthcare at home has continued to grow post-pandemic, and Fortune magazine recently took a look at the reasons behind the demand for hospital-at-home programs and why a sustainable reimbursement structure is a hot topic right now. “You’ve got proven outcomes and proven points that this can work…It has become a… The post Fortune: America turned to hospital-at-home programs during the pandemic–but their stunning success calls for a permanent fix appeared fi...| Contessa Health
Modern Healthcare | July 27, 2023 Uncertainty surrounding Medicare reimbursement for hospital-at-home services isn’t necessarily a deterrent to launching this innovative model of care. In a recent article, Modern Healthcare highlighted how many home health agencies and senior living companies are still pursuing hospital-at-home, aided by value-based reimbursement structure though participating payers. It’s an approach… The post Modern Healthcare: Payment Concerns Not Stopping Hospital-a...| Contessa Health
Hospice News | May 25, 2023 This article is sponsored by Netsmart and based on a discussion with Anthony Spano, Director of Client Development at Netsmart and Nikki Davis, Vice President of Palliative Care Programs at Contessa Health. The conversation took place on April 20, 2023, during the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference. Read the full… The post Fireside Chat with Contessa and Netsmart appeared first on Contessa Health.| Contessa Health
Medical mistrust continues to be a major issue in the care of patients with multiple myeloma — particularly among Black individuals according to findings published in Cancer Medicine.Strong patient-oncologist relationships and effective communication are essential to address and mitigate this, researchers concluded.| www.healio.com