The lack of supporting infrastructures, such as life-sustaining and assistive durable medical equipment (DME), makes managing patients' acute care needs at home difficult
Fremont, CA: The relocation of care delivery to the home is one of the most promising opportunities for improving care and lowering costs. A growing number of new and established organizations are launching and scaling models to bring primary, acute, and palliative care to the patient's home. These home-based care models offer tremendous opportunities to improve care, but their widespread adoption has significant risks and challenges. Let's look at key obstacles to moving care to home.
Preference of the Patient: patient's preference as the use and acceptance of home-based care grows; it is critical to consider patient preferences for home-based care versus care in traditional brick-and-mortar settings. For example, according to a study of older people's treatment preferences, 54 percent of those polled preferred hospitalization over home care for acute illness.
Clinicians' worries: Several obstacles can deter clinicians from participating in home-based care. First, caring for patients at home necessitates more extended visits and, as a result, a smaller panel size than in a hospital or office setting (the number of patients for whom a care team is responsible). On average, home-based care clinicians see five to seven patients per day.
