The Evolving Practice of Hospital at Home in the United States

• Published in: Annual review of medicine Vol. 75; no. 1; pp. 391 - 399
• Main Authors: Truong, Tuyet-Trinh, Siu, Albert L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Annual Reviews 29.01.2024; Annual Reviews, Inc
• Subjects: aged; Home health care; hospitalization; hospitals; Patients; quality of health care; Rural populations; United States > US; aged; hospitals; quality of health care; hospitalization

Hospital at Home (HaH) provides hospital-level services in the home to eligible patients who would otherwise require facility-based hospitalization. In the last two decades, studies have shown that HaH can improve patient outcomes and satisfaction and reduce hospital readmissions. Improved technolog...