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Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Medical Center spent $2 million to build its own hospital-at-home program in six months, caring for nearly 750 patients in the first year-plus, Tradeoffs reported.
The pandemic pushed Medicare to start paying for “hospital-at-home” care for the first time, launching the largest test ever of home-based hospital care.
The pandemic pushed Medicare to start paying for “hospital-at-home” care for the first time, launching the largest test ever of home-based hospital care.
Hospital-at-home advocates often highlight how the care modality improves the patient experience and allows hospitals to better manage capacity. There are other key benefits — such as protecting patients from hospital-acquired infections and improving caregiver's job satisfaction — that should be brought into the conversation as well, hospital executives say.