Deciding between at-home care and hospital care for a loved one with a significant illness or chronic condition can be a pivotal choice for families. Both settings offer unique advantages and cater to ...

A Kaiser Permanente patient receives hospital-level care at home. In July 2022, Rudie Watzig collapsed. The diagnosis was as serious as it was unexpected—cirrhosis of the liver—and it landed him in ...

Based on evidence that has emerged from the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCaH) waiver initiative, policy makers and health systems are waking up to the realization that well-supported family ...

Providing hospital-level care in an elderly patient’s home appears to be feasible and safe, and may reduce costs, according to a new report. “The need for hospital-at-home care arises from the fact ...

Dolores Wiese was recently hospitalized for a skin infection. But she wasn't treated in a hospital. Instead, a care team paid regular visits to her living room in a retirement community in Phoenix. "I ...

We argue that much of this hospital care—both planned and unplanned—can, and should, happen at home. Oncology Hospital at Home (HaH) programs could achieve equal or higher quality oncology care and ...

A framework centered around cost, quality, and equity is essential to define the value of hospital-at-home programs. On November 25, 2020, CMS announced the creation of an Acute Hospital Care at Home ...

Many postoperative readmissions are amenable to diversion to a hospital at home program for surgical patients, representing an opportunity to generate revenue and improve patient experience.

Dr. Caroline Yang, a Mass General Brigham Healthcare at Home provider, said she's "excited" about what is ahead for hospital-at-home programs now that the federal government has approved a five-year ...

Buzz around hospital-at-home programs, which allow patients to receive acute-level care at home while shaving down costs, was snowballing even before the pandemic drove unprecedented use of virtual ...