Chief Healthcare Executive November 15, 2021
More hospitals are now offering acute care at home. It’s another indication of how the COVID-19 pandemic is driving changes in hospitals and healthcare.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic’s emergence, home hospital programs have grown dramatically across the country, and that surge in interest looks to continue.
Forrester, the research and consulting firm, projects the number of hospitals delivering acute care at home will triple in 2022.
David Levine, who directs the home hospital program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said it’s difficult to predict the expansion of such services nationwide. But Levine said at the current rate, the number of home hospital programs should at least double.
Last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gave broad approval for...
Today's Sponsors
Today's Sponsor