Virtual Home Care for Patients With Acute Illness.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Recent evolutions in clinical care and remote monitoring suggest that some acute illnesses no longer require intravenous therapy and inpatient hospitalization.

Objective

To describe outcomes of patients receiving care in a new, outpatient, virtual, home-based acute care model called Safer@Home.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort analysis, conducted from September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2023, included 2466 patients treated at a safety net hospital in Los Angeles County for 10 core illnesses and 24 other acute illnesses for which patients are commonly hospitalized.

Exposure

Outpatient, home-based, acute care with virtual monitoring and clinic visits in lieu of inpatient or in-home care.

Main outcomes and measures

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SUBMITTER: Banerjee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11600231 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature