Moving Health Home January 18, 2022
Lessons Learned & Implications for Federal and State Policy
The experience during the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated reaching the day when care in the home is a common and widely available option for patients. The advent of the widespread use of telehealth, remote patient monitoring, virtual disease prevention and disease management, caregiver support, medical record sharing, and new practices by providers and patients can make this possible. A massive growth of home-based care models has erupted, spotlighting new models and those that existed before the pandemic. Care in the home also contributes to health equity by giving historically disenfranchised communities the option to receive care on their terms. It promotes trust and communication by removing institutional barriers and placing the...