How to Provide Value-Based Acute Care in the Home

Since November 2020, health systems and hospitals have been providing acute care in the home setting through the Acute Hospital Care at Home program under a waiver from CMS. Ochsner’s Acute Care at Home program, which was launched in March, does not receive reimbursement from CMS and serves patients who are participants in value-based contracts.

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Hospitals Take to the Air to Improve Home-Based Care

In the latest example, the Mayo Clinic has announced a partnership with Zipline to integrate drone deliveries into its Advanced Care at Home program. The deal aims to improve care management for the home-based acute care program by giving providers quick access to medical supplies. Mass General Brigham unveiled similar plans in January when it announced a partnership with Canadian drone company Draganfly.

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NIOSH Looks at Homecare Worker Injuries

Over a five-year period (2015 to 2020), 117,000 homecare workers were treated in emergency departments for work-related injuries, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced February 6 in the latest edition of its eNews publication. The recently completed research found that nearly all injured workers (93%) were female.

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