# Hospital-at-Home Programs * **Definition:** Hospital-at-Home Programs are healthcare initiatives that provide acute medical care to patients in their own homes, utilizing telemedicine, remote monitoring, and home health services to deliver treatment typically provided in a hospital setting, thereby improving patient comfort and outcomes while reducing healthcare costs. * **Taxonomy:** Healthcare Topics / Hospital-at-Home Programs ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Hospital-at-Home Programs**, for healthcare technology leaders * 1.9K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/19/2025 | [**How Valley Health System is building a hospital at home**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/innovation/how-valley-health-system-is-building-a-hospital-at-home/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 5/17/2025 | [**Dr. Damanjeet Chaubey, Vice President of Clinical Affairs at Clover Health**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/podcasts/uncategorized/dr-damanjeet-chaubey-vice-president-of-clinical-affairs-at-clover-health/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 5/16/2025 | [**Dr. Damanjeet Chaubey, Vice President of Clinical Affairs at Clover Health**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/podcasts/becker-s-payer-issues-podcast/dr-damanjeet-chaubey-vice-president-of-clinical-affairs-at-clover-health/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 5/14/2025 | [**Allegheny Health Network launching ED expansion project at flagship hospital**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/capital/allegheny-health-network-launching-ed-expansion-project-at-flagship-hospital/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 5/13/2025 | [**AdventHealth to launch virtual hypertension program: 5 notes - Becker's Hospital Review**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/uncategorized/adventhealth-to-launch-virtual-hypertension-program-5-notes/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/25/2025 | [**Global Virtual Care Market to Surge: From $7.9 Billion in 2023 to $24.1 Billion by 2030 at a ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-virtual-care-market-to-surge-from-7-9-billion-in-2023-to-24-1-billion-by-2030-at-a-19-cagr---valuates-reports-302438427.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 4/23/2025 | [**Digital ID sector calls for changes to government data legislation - Computer Weekly**](https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366622888/Digital-ID-sector-calls-for-changes-to-government-data-legislation) | [[Computer Weekly]] | | 3/24/2025 | [**UAE Remote Patient Monitoring Devices Market 2030: How Technology is Revolutionizing ...**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/uae-remote-patient-monitoring-devices-market-2030-viz1f/) | [[Linkedin]] | | 3/12/2025 | [**CoachCare Acquires VitalTech, Expanding RPM and Virtual Care Capabilities**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/03/12/coachcare-acquires-vitaltech/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 3/11/2025 | [**Dominic P. Renda Jr. Named Chief Commercial Officer of Wellysis to Lead Global Expansion**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dominic-p-renda-jr-named-225100316.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 2/19/2025 | [**Revolutionizing Healthcare: The Role of HealthTech Innovations - by Ajay Singh - Medium**](https://medium.com/@ajay.singh_91430/revolutionizing-healthcare-the-role-of-healthtech-innovations-a6be0010a659) | [[Medium]] | | 1/22/2025 | [**ActiGraph Accelerates Clinical Trial Modernization With Transformational Acquisition Of ...**](https://www.clinicalleader.com/doc/actigraph-accelerates-clinical-trial-modernization-with-transformational-acquisition-of-biofourmis-life-science-business-0001) | [[Clinical Leader]] | | 1/22/2025 | [**ActiGraph Accelerates Clinical Trial Modernization With Transformational Acquisition Of ...**](http://www.clinicalleader.com/doc/actigraph-accelerates-clinical-trial-modernization-with-transformational-acquisition-of-biofourmis-life-science-business-0001) | [[Clinical Leader]] | | 1/15/2025 | [**Wearable Devices and Mobile Applications - 2025 Health IT Predictions**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2025/01/15/wearable-devices-and-mobile-applications-2025-health-it-predictions/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 1/6/2025 | [**Built From Within: A Successful Blueprint for Hospital-at-Home Programs**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/telehealth/built-from-within-a-successful-blueprint-for-hospital-at-home-programs.html?utm_campaign=bhr&utm_source=website&utm_content=latestarticles) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 1/6/2025 | [**Built From Within: A Successful Blueprint for Hospital-at-Home Programs**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/telehealth/built-from-within-a-successful-blueprint-for-hospital-at-home-programs.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 1/3/2025 | [**Q&A: Philips on evolving care models, cybersecurity and digital health's future**](https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/qa-philips-evolving-care-models-cybersecurity-and-digital-healths-future) | [[MobiHealthNews]] | | 12/23/2024 | [**36 chief innovation officers to know - 2024 - Becker's Hospital Review**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/36-chief-innovation-officers-to-know-2024.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 12/20/2024 | [**IoT in Healthcare Market Trends Analysis Report 2024-2031 - Increasing Focus on Patient-centric Care Delivery Boosting Adoption - ResearchAndMarkets.com**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241220548748/en/IoT-in-Healthcare-Market-Trends-Analysis-Report-2024-2031---Increasing-Focus-on-Patient-centric-Care-Delivery-Boosting-Adoption---ResearchAndMarkets.com/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 12/19/2024 | [**Critical Care Equipment Market Analysis with a Striking CAGR of 4.2rom 2024 to 2031 - LinkedIn**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/critical-care-equipment-market-analysis-striking-cagr-42-from-x7fff) | [[Linkedin]] | | 12/17/2024 | [**DiMe Announces New Connected Health Collaborative Community - PR Newswire**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dime-announces-new-connected-health-collaborative-community-302333211.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 12/5/2024 | [**Estimating the size of the Blood Pressure Oximeter Blood Glucose Meter market with current ...**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/estimating-size-blood-pressure-oximeter-glucose-meter-market-qitff) | [[Linkedin]] | | 11/25/2024 | [**The future of hospital-at-home depends on Congress: Op-ed**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/the-future-of-hospital-at-home-depends-on-congress-op-ed.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 11/19/2024 | [**Gary Rosenfield, Director, Medicaid Product , United Concordia Dental**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/podcasts/becker-s-payer-issues-podcast/gary-rosenfield-chief-strategy-and-development-officer-of-evernorth-health-services-home-based-care-138734433.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 10/23/2024 | [**The Healthcare Services market is projected to grow by USD 6.26 Billion from 2024-2028, driven by AI and the rising prevalence of chronic diseases, shaping market evolution - Technavio**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-healthcare-services-market-is-projected-to-grow-by-usd-6-26-billion-from-2024-2028--driven-by-ai-and-the-rising-prevalence-of-chronic-diseases-shaping-market-evolution---technavio-302284193.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **DispatchHealth**: Provides at-home care for patients following hospital stays and emergency visits, integrating acute-care services at home. - **AdventHealth**: A healthcare system that has partnered with Biofourmis to implement a Hospital-at-Home program, providing inpatient-level care at home. - **Medically Home**: Provides clinical command center services for health systems offering hospital-at-home care, leveraging decentralized care expertise. - **Hicuity Health**: A partner with BioIntelliSense, offering monitoring services that support hospital-at-home programs. - **Vivalink**: A company that launched a Hospital-at-Home Starter Program to facilitate the adoption of HaH programs by nonprofit hospitals. - **Los Angeles General Medical Center**: Offers the Safer@Home program, providing virtual hospital care primarily to uninsured or Medicaid patients through remote monitoring and virtual clinical visits. - **OSF HealthCare**: A healthcare provider that launched a digital hospital-at-home program during the pandemic, combining technology with in-person caregivers. - **SCP Health**: A healthcare provider offering clinical services that partner with Medically Home to enhance hospital-at-home care. - **Shields Health Innovations**: A partner of TGH that combines internal expertise with external resources to enhance hospital-at-home programs. - **Tru PACE**: Another organization involved in providing home-based hospital programs that are quicker and less expensive to implement than traditional Medicare programs. - **Mass General Brigham**: A healthcare system with one of the largest hospital-at-home programs in the U.S., demonstrating significant patient admissions and outcomes. - **American Telemedicine Association**: An organization advocating for the extension of telehealth programs, including hospital-at-home initiatives. - **Providence**: A health system that has implemented remote patient monitoring programs focusing on chronic conditions to enhance patient engagement. - **Ochsner Health**: A healthcare organization offering a hospital-at-home program that has shown positive results in reducing emergency room visits and providing a significant return on investment. - **VSee Health**: A telehealth technology company that develops customizable platforms for healthcare delivery, including hospital-at-home programs. - **Athelas**: A healthcare technology company focused on transforming outpatient care and hospital billing through innovative health-at-home solutions. - **Biofourmis**: A technology company partnering with Lee Health to launch a 'Hospital at Home' program, enhancing remote patient monitoring capabilities. - **Tampa General Hospital (TGH)**: A leading health system in Florida that has successfully implemented the TGH at Home program, demonstrating superior patient outcomes and high satisfaction ratings. - **Memorial Sloan Kettering**: A cancer care provider conducting studies on home-based hormone treatments. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Ochsner Health and myLaurel**: Collaborated to develop a hospital-at-home program that has demonstrated positive outcomes. - **Medically Home and SCP Health**: Collaborated to provide clinical command center services for hospital-at-home care, supporting over 500 patients in six months. - **Athelas and Resilient Healthcare Corp**: A collaboration to launch a pilot program aimed at improving outpatient care and hospital billing through health-at-home solutions. - **Intelligent Product Solutions (IPS) and HaH Project**: Joined the Advancing a Sustainable Hospital-at-Home Ecosystem at Scale project to define the technology stack for scalable hospital-at-home models. - **TGH and Shields Health Innovations**: This partnership exemplifies the integration of internal and external resources to effectively scale hospital-at-home programs. - **MedStar Health and DispatchHealth**: Partnered to provide at-home care for patients post-hospitalization, improving patient care outcomes and satisfaction. - **Biofourmis and AdventHealth**: This partnership aims to enhance AdventHealth's Hospital-at-Home program through advanced monitoring and AI technologies, ensuring continuity of care from hospital to home. - **Biofourmis and Lee Health**: Partnered to launch a 'Hospital at Home' program, integrating Biofourmis' platform with Lee Health's Epic Electronic Health Record system. - **BioIntelliSense and Hicuity Health**: A strategic partnership to provide scalable, continuous patient monitoring solutions for hospital-at-home and chronic care management. - **Matrix Medical Network and ECLAT Health Solutions**: A strategic partnership to enhance home-based health services through improved clinical documentation and coding. - **VSee Health and Florida Health System**: A partnership to develop a telehealth platform that integrates with existing hospital infrastructure, enhancing care delivery. - **HealthTap and Aeroflow Healthcare**: This partnership aims to enhance patient access to primary care and durable medical equipment services, integrating virtual consultations with licensed physicians. - **Virtua Health and Unite Us**: A partnership to improve care coordination by connecting patients to essential community services. - **Tomorrow Health**: Expanded its executive team to enhance technology and clinical operations for better home healthcare delivery. - **Netsmart and Interim HealthCare**: Collaborating to implement the myUnity EHR platform to enhance integrated care delivery and improve patient outcomes. - **CrossTx and Artemis Global RPM**: Formed a strategic partnership to enhance Remote Patient Monitoring and Chronic Care Management programs across the U.S. - **Netsmart and Apricot**: A collaboration to streamline documentation processes for home care and hospice agencies using generative AI technology, significantly reducing documentation time. - **Digital Medicine Society and CTA**: Co-hosting the Connected Health Collaborative Community to enhance connected health technologies. - **ActiGraph and Biofourmis**: An acquisition aimed at enhancing digital health technology offerings for clinical research and development. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Hospital-at-Home Programs**: These programs allow patients to receive acute care services at home, improving outcomes and patient satisfaction while reducing healthcare costs. - **Hospital-at-Home Model**: Transforming patient care by delivering hospital-level services at home, utilizing telehealth and remote monitoring technologies. - **Advancements in Technology**: Integration of wearable sensors and remote monitoring tools to enhance patient care and outcomes in hospital-at-home programs. - **Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCaH) Waiver**: Introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, this waiver allows hospitals to receive equivalent payments for home-based care as for traditional inpatient services. - **Community Health Initiatives**: Programs like Johns Hopkins' Neighborhood Nursing aim to reduce emergency department utilization through in-home care. - **Telehealth Expansion**: Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to increased interest in hospital-at-home models and remote patient monitoring. - **CMS Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver**: Introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing hospitals to provide hospital-level care at home, which has been extended until the end of 2024. - **Technological Advancements**: Innovations in telehealth and remote monitoring are enabling the logistics required for delivering hospital-level care at home. - **AI and Automation**: Emerging technologies are being integrated into hospital-at-home programs to improve patient access and streamline workflows. - **Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)**: Technological advancements in RPM are enhancing the delivery of hospital-at-home services, with Lee Health achieving a 50% reduction in 30-day readmissions. - **Vivalink's HaH Starter Program**: Offers essential tools for hospitals to implement HaH programs, including wearable ECG patches and clinician portals. - **Connected Health Collaborative Community**: A DiMe initiative focusing on optimizing technology use in hospital-at-home care models through collaboration among healthcare and technology experts. - **Telehealth Surge**: Significant increase in telehealth services since the pandemic, facilitating remote access to specialized care. - **AI Integration**: Healthcare technology is increasingly incorporating AI to enhance patient monitoring, streamline documentation, and improve operational efficiency in home care settings. - **Built-from-Within Approach**: TGH's model integrates care teams directly within the health system, leading to improved patient outcomes and satisfaction. - **Home Health Software Growth**: The home healthcare software market is projected to grow significantly, driven by an aging population and the rise of chronic diseases. - **AI and IoT Integration**: The healthcare industry is increasingly adopting AI and IoT technologies to enhance remote patient monitoring and home healthcare solutions. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Implementation Challenges**: Despite favorable reimbursement policies, healthcare organizations face challenges in implementing hospital-at-home programs effectively. - **Staffing and Infrastructure Challenges**: Health systems face ongoing challenges in staffing and infrastructure that can impact the effectiveness of hospital-at-home programs. - **Reimbursement Issues**: Health systems face challenges in launching hospital-at-home programs due to uncertainty in federal reimbursements and the need for clear guidance. - **Regulatory Compliance**: Healthcare organizations face stringent regulatory requirements that can hinder the rapid implementation of hospital-at-home programs. - **Regulatory Uncertainties**: Some health systems are pausing or delaying their hospital-at-home programs due to high costs and unclear regulations. - **Regulatory and Reimbursement Structures**: There is a need for these structures to evolve to support the growing sector of hospital-at-home programs. - **Distinction from Home Health Care**: There is a critical need to differentiate true hospital-at-home services from traditional home health care to avoid market confusion. - **Emergency Response Time**: Patients considering hospital-at-home treatment are primarily concerned about emergency response times, highlighting the need for effective management. - **Data Security and Compliance**: As hospital-at-home models expand, ensuring data security and compliance with health regulations remains a critical concern. - **Reimbursement Framework**: The long-term sustainability of hospital-at-home care depends on establishing a permanent reimbursement framework beyond temporary waivers. - **Legislative Uncertainty**: Concerns over the future of hospital-at-home programs due to expiring telehealth waivers and the need for long-term legislative solutions. - **Regulatory Hurdles**: Challenges related to reimbursement and regulatory frameworks for home-based treatments, particularly in cancer care. - **Workforce Shortages**: The growing demand for home healthcare services is challenged by a shortage of qualified caregivers, necessitating innovative solutions to enhance care delivery. - **Integration of Technology**: Ensuring safety and quality of care when integrating medical technology into home settings, considering environmental and human factors. - **Healthcare Workforce Shortages**: Labor shortages in healthcare are driving the need for innovative solutions like remote monitoring and AI integration to improve access to care. - **Staffing Challenges**: Providers face ongoing staffing challenges, necessitating effective technology solutions to bridge care gaps. - **Device Usability**: A significant percentage of patients express concerns about the usability of remote monitoring devices, which can vary by provider. - **Financial Incentives**: Concerns exist that financial motivations may influence patient care decisions, potentially leading to harm. - **Data Privacy Issues**: Challenges related to data privacy and integration complexities persist as the healthcare industry shifts towards digital solutions. - **Cybersecurity Risks**: Increasing threats in healthcare necessitating robust cybersecurity measures, especially with the rise of AI technologies. ## Related Topics [[Hospital-at-Home Model]]; [[Home Healthcare]]