Mass General Brigham is partnering with Best Buy to create solutions that bolster the health system’s home-based care programs while also addressing one of the healthcare industry’s most pressing challenges: workforce shortages.
Under the partnership, Somerville, MA-based Mass General Brigham will use Best Buy Health’s technology and support services, such as Current Health, a care-at-home platform that connects patients to healthcare providers, and Lively Mobile Plus, a personal emergency response system.
According to Mass General Brigham, these tools will help the health system streamline coordination and logistics for patients’ care teams.
The aim of the partnership is to improve the patient experience for Mass General Brigham’s Home Hospital program, one of the largest acute home-based care models in the U.S., Becker’s reports. Read more.
