Is your living room the future of hospital care?
Major hospital systems are betting big money that the future of hospital care looks a lot like the inside of patients homes.
Hospital-level care at home some of it provided over the internet is poised to grow after more than a decade as a niche offering, boosted both by hospitals eager to ease overcrowding during the pandemic and growing interest by insurers who want to slow health care spending. But a host of challenges remain, from deciding how much to pay for such services to which kinds of patients can safely benefit.
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Hospital-level care at home some of it provided over the internet is poised to grow after more than a decade as a niche offering, boosted both by hospitals eager to ease overcrowding during the pandemic and growing interest by insurers who want to slow health care spending. But a host of challenges remain, from deciding how much to pay for such services to which kinds of patients can safely benefit.
Under the model, patients with certain medical conditions, such as pneumonia or heart failure even moderate COVID are offered high-acuity care in their homes, with 24/7 remote monitoring and daily visits by medical providers.
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Major hospital systems are betting big money that the future of hospital care looks a lot like the inside of patients homes.
Hospital-level care at home some of it provided over the internet is poised to grow after more than a decade as a niche offering, boosted both by hospitals eager to ease overcrowding during the pandemic and growing interest by insurers who want to slow health care spending. But a host of challenges remain, from deciding how much to pay for such services to which kinds of patients can safely benefit.
Under the model, patients with certain medical conditions, such as pneumonia or heart failure even moderate covid are offered high-acuity care in their homes, with 24/7 remote monitoring and daily visits by medical providers.
Should companies make COVID jabs mandatory? In the US, more and more do
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Global food giant Mondelez International, the maker of Ritz Crackers, Oreos and Cadbury chocolate, wants to start welcoming workers back to its American offices this summer, though with a caveat - they must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
It’s a thorny issue for many companies as some workers are hesitant about getting the shots, and Mondelez hasn’t finalised its plan. Yet for Chief Executive Officer Dirk Van De Put, vaccines are a way to ensure safety while restoring workplace culture and camaraderie.
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