Hospital CEOs ask patients to receive care at home

Becker's Healthcare May 13, 2024
Madeline Ashley

Hospital executives are making the push to move more care, specifically recovery rooms and exams, out of the hospital and into patient homes, to potentially save money and improve finances as the country continues to move out of the pandemic, Politico reported May 11.

And Congress is supporting these efforts by introducing legislation that would expand at-home care and to allow Medicare to continue funding telehealth.

Here are five findings from the report:

1. John Couris, president and CEO of Florida Health Sciences Center in Tampa, Fla., told the publication bipartisan support from Congress is a game changer and a silver lining that came out of the pandemic. “We’re all trying to diversify our revenue streams,” he said.

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