Partnership Between Marshfield Clinic Health System and Contessa Health for Home Hospitalization Program
Friday, July 22nd, 2016 -- 8:00 AM
-Marshfield Clinic Health System (MCHS) and Contessa Health announced a new partnership to operate a Home Hospitalization Program for members of Security Health Plan.The Home Hospitalization Program powered by Contessa Health will allow patients to receive hospital-level care in the comfort of their homes at a prospective bundled rate. Under guidance of Contessa Health’s clinical and administrative protocols, Marshfield Clinic physicians will be able to provide Security Health Plan members with in-home care for acute medical conditions, including congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, deep vein thrombosis, urinary tract infection, cellulitis and pneumonia.
The partnership’s team of care providers will deliver all necessary medical visits, lab testing and medical equipment at a prospective bundled rate for a 30-day time period. The partnership will initially focus on providing services in the Marshfield service area. MCHS and Contessa Health plan to expand to the broader Wisconsin market, enabling residents across the state to receive high-quality care, in a convenient and cost-effective manner, in their homes.
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