Hospital patients with conditions like pneumonia, dehydration and heart failure have been shown to experience shorter recovery times with fewer complications when they receive more cost-effective healthcare at home – and many health systems have been preparing for this future.
Boston Medical Center is making a new high-acuity, hospital-at-home service available to help patients recover in the comfort of their homes, the health system announced Wednesday.
Through the service, BMC delivers around-the-clock remote patient monitoring and provides daily physician e-visits, live clinician visits and on-demand access to care teams.
WHY IT MATTERS
The comprehensive service pairs around-the-clock remote monitoring with multiple daily visits from clinicians and technology from Boston-based Medically Home, BMC said in its announcement.
BMC said physician-led hospital-at-home care provides the same services patients would receive during a traditional hospital stay and is held to the same rigorous standards for quality. It will transform care delivery to improve the quality of the hospital services to the community, Dr. Alastair Bell, BMC’s president and chief executive officer, said in a statement.
On its website, BMC said that research shows that medical care at home can reduce risks of hospital r