Home infusion therapy combined with home health services reduced healthcare costs by 60% to 85% compared to inpatient care and improved patient-centric post-acute care for the aging population in China.
Implementing home infusion therapy supported by home health services in China has the potential to reduce healthcare costs and hospital burden for the aging population.
Estimación del efecto: Cost savings ranging from 60% to 85% reduction in various home infusion therapies including outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy and home total parenteral nutrition
Background China's healthcare system may benefit from the integration of home infusion therapy (HIT) combined with home health services (HHS) to address the urgent need for a sustainable long-term, post-acute care model for the aging population and those with chronic complex diseases. In this Part 2, we presented the current landscape of home- and community-based care models in China and formulated recommendations for successful implementation of HIT and HHS. Methods We conducted a literature search up to October 2025 using MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, Web of Science, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure. Results To address the urgent need to support aging at home, China has initiated home- and community-based services nationwide. Despite these services, including a pilot of hospital-at-home, utilization remains low due to limited facilities, suboptimal service quality, and inadequate promotion. Notably, HIT and HHS that provide outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy and total parenteral nutrition at home, and chemotherapy at infusion centers have not been adopted in China; yet this value-based modality has existed in western countries (including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, among others) for decades to provide patient-centric care that is safe and cost-effective. Implementing HIT requires a robust accreditation system, sterile compounding standards, technological integration, and professional training to ensure patient safety and quality of care. Conclusion The shift of care from hospitals to homes through HIT supported by HHS holds great potential to alleviate healthcare costs, reduce hospital burden, and enhance patient comfort and dignity in China. Part 1 is available at https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1761871 .
Zuo et al. (Wed,) conducted a review in Aging population in China with chronic complex diseases requiring long-term, post-acute care. Home infusion therapy (HIT) combined with home health services (HHS) vs. Inpatient hospital-based infusion therapy was evaluated on Cost reduction and safety of home infusion therapy compared to inpatient care (Cost savings ranging from 60% to 85% reduction in various home infusion therapies including outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy and home total parenteral nutrition). Home infusion therapy combined with home health services reduced healthcare costs by 60% to 85% compared to inpatient care and improved patient-centric post-acute care for the aging population in China.