Becker's Healthcare February 8, 2024
An overwhelming majority of emergency department physicians say they have experienced boarding times in their facilities exceeding 24 hours. While hospital-at-home programs have been shown to be a tool to ease the boarding crisis, experts worry the problem may worsen if CMS funds for the program run dry by the end of the year, NBC News reported Feb. 7.
CMS created the Acute Hospital Care at Home program in 2020. More than 300 hospitals have since been approved to stand up the program, though it’s unclear how many are regularly using or investing resources in it.
“For many hospitals, it seems like it might not be worth it,” amid uncertainties over CMS funding, Nancy Foster, vice president for...
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