Medical Economics September 10, 2024
When possible, patients prefer to recover in their own beds instead of hospital beds, according to a new survey. National health care policy needs to catch up to patient need.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced a reevaluation of health care delivery, pushing providers to embrace telehealth and other remote care solutions to meet patient needs. Recognizing the need for safe access to health care, Congress fast-tracked legislation that expanded Medicare coverage for telehealth services.
Among the initiatives was the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital at Home (HaH) waiver program, which allows enrolled hospitals to receive reimbursement for delivering acute-level hospital care in patients’ homes. To date, 331 hospitals have embraced the initiative, including leading hospitals Mass General...
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