mHealth Intelligence July 2, 2024
Hospital-level care provided at home reduced hospitalizations, lengths of stay, and costs among high-need cardiovascular disease patients, research shows.
A home heart hospital that provides hospital-level at-home care was associated with improved quality and reduced healthcare spending for high-need and high-cost patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to recent research.
Hospital-at-home programs have grown in the last few years, spurred by the launch of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver in 2020. Hospitals approved for the waiver are exempt from certain Medicare conditions of participation, allowing them to provide inpatient-level care in patient homes. As of June 18, 331 hospitals in 37 states have been approved for the waiver.
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