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Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc.

What is a hospital-at-home program?
Essential categories of tools for HaH programs
Emerging trends in HaH technologies
Advances in remote monitoring and diagnostic tools
Steps to implementing the right tools
References
Further reading

What is a hospital-at-home program?

A hospital-at-home (HaH) program involves providing hospitalization services, including 24/7 monitoring, in the comfort of the patient’s home rather than a hospital facility. Additional advantages associated with the HaH model include reduced healthcare spending, improved patient outcomes, shortened hospital stays, and reduced hospital admissions.

Currently, HaH programs are primarily adopted for the management of patients with chronic diseases, such as heart failure (HF), pneumonia, cellulitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), who are cared for by in-personal clinical staff and, when possible, virtual care. Several global studies have...

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