As a health care economist who studies innovation, and as a management consultant who helps health systems and insurers adopt new technologies, we have had a ringside seat to a frustrating phenomenon: ...

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 ...

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 ...

Instead of thinking of patients as "discharged" once they leave the hospital, which implies care is finished, many healthcare professionals believe it's time to treat home as a fundamental care ...

When Carmen, an 84-year-old, was diagnosed with a respiratory infection requiring intravenous treatment, her family assumed that she would spend several days admitted to a hospital ward far from her ...

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 ...

Hospital-at-home care is an increasingly common option, and it is often a safer one for older adults. But the future of the approach depends on federal action. By Paula Span Late last month, Raymond ...

There’s no place like home — and now hospitals are starting to recognize that as well. For generations, we’ve been told that the best place to be when we are sick is in the hospital. But now, ...

Medicare hospital at home patients had to be discharged or relocated to a hospital Oct. 1. (Wavebreakmedia/iStock/Getty Images Plus) When the government entered a ...

DispatchHealth, the engine powering health systems to deliver complex care at home at scale, today announced that it has enabled the delivery of hospital-quality care to more than 75,000 patients in ...

A growing number of patients and providers are heralding the benefits of bringing hospital care into private homes — but a lack of permanent federal funding could put such programs at risk. The shift ...

A woman who was given hospital-level care in her home after a stroke has said the service was "great" and enabled her to recover. Jean Collier, 87, was eligible for the Hospital at Home scheme run by ...