HealthLeaders Media August 23, 2024
The INN Between offers a wide range of services for homeless patients and those in unsafe living conditions. Health systems and hospitals should take notice.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Each visit to an ED by someone living on the street or in an unsafe environment costs on average $3,700 and can lead to days of inpatient treatment. Little of that care is covered by insurance.
– Few of those patients adhere to follow-up care or get their prescriptions, and only get care again when they return to the ED. Many are denied care management services because they don’t live in a stable home environment.
– The INN Between, in Salt Lake City, is an 80-bed assisted living facility offering a variety...
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