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Hospital-at-Home: New Technology Brings Acute Care to Patients’ Homes

Article by Jenna Congdon, BSN RN for JMIR Publications

“What if requiring acute medical care didn’t automatically mean you’d need to be admitted to the hospital?

Hospital-at-home programs have taken off in recent years due to hospital overcrowding, advances in remote and portable medical technology, and the broader acceptance of telehealth care brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. These programs combine remote monitoring and in-person clinician visits to provide acute-level care from the comfort of the patient’s home”.