Home Health Care News March 6, 2024
In the spring of 2020, Atrium Health — now a part of Advocate Health, post-merger — implemented a system that allowed patients with less severe COVID-19 cases to opt into an at-home care option. The move made it a pioneer in the at-home virtual health space.
Three years later, the program has grown exponentially, evolving into what is considered the largest hospital-at-home program in the U.S.
In order to build on that growth, Atrium Health is banking on its virtual care capabilities.
“Virtual health is an enablement,” Molly McColl, vice president for virtual and global health care at Advocate Health, told Home Health Care News. “This is hospital-level care being provided in someone’s home. Us being able to monitor them, get...