CBS News: New Program Lets Hospital Patients Heal at Home
CBS Evening News chief medical correspondent Jonathan Lapook reports on a program that allows patients to be treated at home rather than in the hospital.
The segment features a program at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital where patients with conditions such as pneumonia can receive care at home, rather than be admitted for inpatient care. There are daily doctor visits and 24-hour access to the medical team, and care is tailored to what the person needs.
The news piece references a recent Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM) study, "Hospital-Level Care at Home for Acutely Ill Adults: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial," which found that the use of substitutive home-hospitalization compared to in-hospital usual care reduced cost and utilization and improved physical activity. No significant differences in quality, safety, and patient experience were noted.
The John A. Hartford Foundation has supported the early development of the Hospital-at-Home model and is currently funding work at Mount Sinai in New York to help spread the model to more sites.
To read the CBS News article, click here.
To go to the JGIM abstract, click here.