Becker's Healthcare November 22, 2024
Giles Bruce

Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health took to Washington, D.C., to explain the value of its hospital-at-home program.

Here are five things to know:

1. Advocate Health subsidiary Atrium Health has one of the largest hospital-at-home initiatives in the country, with an average daily census in the mid-70s and the capacity to treat 80 patients at a time.

2. However, a CMS waiver to reimburse for acute hospital care at home is set to expire Dec. 31 without congressional action.

3. The Bipartisan Policy Center hosted Advocate Health officials Nov. 14 on Capitol Hill for an educational event about hospital at home, including Scott Rissmiller, MD, executive vice president and chief physician...

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Topics: Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, Home, Patient / Consumer, Provider
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