NEJM August 23, 2021
Celynne Balatbat, Kushal T. Kadakia, MSc, Victor J. Dzau, MD & Anaeze C. Offodile, MD, MPH

Covid-19 provided unprecedented momentum for Hospital at Home; however, health care leaders will need to address key questions around data, payment, and equity to realize the model’s promise for transforming acute care.

Summary

The Covid-19 pandemic has amplified interest in Hospital at Home (HaH) programs in the United States as an alternative care model for acutely ill patients. HaH describes a delivery paradigm where the entirety of an inpatient acute care episode is substituted with intensive at-home treatment enabled by digital technologies, multidisciplinary teams, and ancillary services, and has been implemented in countries such as Australia and piloted by select American health systems. However, HaH programs...

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Topics: CMS, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, Healthcare System, Home, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Public Health / COVID
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