mHealth Intelligence February 10, 2021
The Massachusetts health system is saving thousands of dollars, reducing ED traffic and boosting clinical outcomes with a mobile integrated health program that sends care teams to selected patients’ homes.
A mobile integrated health program launched by Baystate Health in late 2018 averted more than 1,000 emergency department visits and 40 admissions for at-risk patients and saved more than $1,700 per person per visit in just the first year.
The program at the Springfield-based, five-hospital health system, designed to offer on-demand acute care for residents who would otherwise go to the ED and proactive “bridge care” for high-risk patients recently discharged from the health system, is one of the linchpins in Baystate’s value-based care strategy. It offers a model for...
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