Becker's Healthcare November 25, 2024
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care recently received a federal waiver to provide acute hospital care at home — even though the state of California doesn’t allow it.
CMS approved the academic health system for hospital at home in March, but the California Department of Public Health does not have licensing statutes in place for the care model.
“We think this is the right thing to do, and we are ready to do it should the state reverse its position,” Stanford Health Care Chief Medical Information Officer Christopher Sharp, MD, told Becker’s. “We want to be ready for this opportunity when and should it occur.”
For now, Stanford is building up its home-based care overall, including patients transitioning from a...
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