“Resistance to change is proportional to how much the future might be altered by any given act.” The quote, a line from American horror author Stephen King, perfectly describes the situation in which hospital-at-home programs find themselves.
As of Nov. 11, 83 health systems and 187 hospitals in 34 states were participating in the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative rolled out by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) about a year ago. Outside of fee-for-service Medicare, several organizations are also offering acute-level care in the home supported by partnerships with companies such as DispatchHealth, Contessa Health, Medically Home and others.
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