Deloitte February 21, 2020
Outpatient, home, virtual, and other care settings are becoming more common
Driven by consumer demands, a shift to value-based care, regulations, and advances in technology, the increased utilization of alternative care settings is contributing to the inpatient business model losing its sheen.
Executive summary
INPATIENT hospital services are making up less and less of health system revenue and could soon become liabilities to a health system. Gone are the days of a one-week hospital stay after surgery, when health systems were only focusing on making money from “heads in beds.” Many patients now have procedures in ambulatory centers and go home the same day. This shift will likely continue, spurred by:
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