Diane Eastabrook

Chicago

Journalist at Freelance

Post-Acute Reporter at Modern Healthcare

Chicago-based freelance journalist

Articles

How providers stay nimble, take risks in the face of uncertainty

3 weeks ago | modernhealthcare.com | Diane Eastabrook |Caroline Hudson |Nona Tepper

Breadcrumb Home Providers June 11, 2025 05:00 AM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print Stephen J. Serio Henry Ford Health Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Denise Brooks Williams, Baxter Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Heather Knight and CommonSpirit Health Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Terika Richardson.
Aveanna closes acquisition of Thrive Skilled Pediatric Care

3 weeks ago | modernhealthcare.com | Diane Eastabrook

Breadcrumb Home Providers June 04, 2025 10:20 AM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print Getty Images Aveanna Healthcare has completed its $75 million acquisition of Thrive Skilled Pediatric Care.
DispatchHealth closes Medically Home acquisition

3 weeks ago | modernhealthcare.com | Diane Eastabrook

Breadcrumb Home Providers June 04, 2025 06:00 AM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print MH Illustration/Adobe Stock DispatchHealth said Wednesday it has finished the acquisition of hospital-at-home technology company Medically Home. The companies wrapped up the acquisition in late May, according to DispatchHealth.
Pediatric hospital-at-home programs blocked by CMS, providers say

3 weeks ago | modernhealthcare.com | Diane Eastabrook

Breadcrumb Home Providers June 06, 2025 05:00 AM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print Adobe Stock Standalone children’s hospitals say the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is unfairly preventing them from offering hospital-at-home.
CareTrust REIT expands in Pacific Northwest with $146M deal

3 weeks ago | modernhealthcare.com | Diane Eastabrook

Breadcrumb Home Providers June 02, 2025 10:12 AM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print MH Illustration/iStock CareTrust REIT said Monday it acquired 10 skilled nursing facilities in the Pacific Northwest for $146 million.
Hospital readmissions drop for providers, ACOs embracing tech

1 month ago | modernhealthcare.com | Diane Eastabrook

Breadcrumb Home Providers May 30, 2025 05:00 AM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print Adobe Stock Health systems, accountable care organizations and others are bringing extra staff and tracking technology into post-acute care to reduce hospital readmissions.
HarmonyCares' Matt Chance bets on CMS' in-home primary care push

1 month ago | modernhealthcare.com | Diane Eastabrook

Breadcrumb Home Providers May 28, 2025 05:00 AM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print MH Illustration/HarmonyCares Matt Chance, HarmonyCares CEO. HarmonyCares CEO Matt Chance said companies moving primary care into the home are in the right place at the right time as the Trump administration looks to rein in healthcare costs.
Value-based care could take off if home care worker shortage ends

1 month ago | modernhealthcare.com | Diane Eastabrook

Breadcrumb Home Providers May 20, 2025 05:00 AM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print Aetna CVS Health Home care workers could hold the key to helping providers and insurers rein in costs and be successful in value-based care arrangements — if they can find enough workers.
Scan Group buys remaining equity in PACE operator myPlace Health

1 month ago | modernhealthcare.com | Diane Eastabrook

Breadcrumb Home Providers May 13, 2025 05:00 AM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print Scan Group myPlace Health PACE program Scan Group said Tuesday it is now the sole owner and operator of myPlace Health, a Los Angeles-based Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly operator.
Post-acute providers see hiring boost as possible recession looms

1 month ago | modernhealthcare.com | Diane Eastabrook

Breadcrumb Home Providers May 08, 2025 05:40 PM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print Adobe Stock As the economy has slowed, some nursing home and home health companies said they have been able to hire more employees and, in turn, take on more patients.