Becker's Healthcare June 27, 2025
As hospital-at-home programs grow across the U.S., health systems are rethinking how they staff these services to ensure sustainability, scalability and provider buy-in.
Early models relied heavily on in-person care, but many programs are shifting toward hybrid or virtual-first approaches that still maintain high-touch in-home services.
“In Massachusetts, we benefit from a relatively stable regulatory environment that’s allowed our clinical model to remain consistent and effective,” Stephen Dorner, MD, chief clinical and innovation officer of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham Healthcare at Home, told Becker’s. “When we first launched, one unique aspect of our model was that providers went into patients’ homes alongside the virtual care component. Over time, we’ve seen growing comfort — among both patients and clinicians —...
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