Becker's Healthcare December 2, 2024
Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health has roughly doubled its hospital-at-home capacity in the past year.
Here are nine things to know, according to a Becker’s interview with program lead Dan Davis, MD:
1. Advocate Health has an average daily hospital-at-home census in the mid-70s, with the ability to treat 80 patients at a time and plans to expand that capacity to 100 by the end of 2024. The program’s census was in the 40s at this time last year.
2. Advocate Health partners on hospital at home with Best Buy Health, whose Geek Squad sets up the remote patient monitoring technology such as wearable smart devices and a tablet for virtual visits with a physician.
3. The program is centered in...
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