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Hospital-at-home programs in Canada often function as expensive post-acute discharge services rather than true acute care substitutes, failing to prevent hospital admissions.
Discusses the challenges and pitfalls of developing hospital-at-home programs as an alternative to standard hospital admission in Canada.
A recent CMAJ news article discussed hospital-at-home programs as an approach to expand acute care capacity in Canada.[1][1] Despite its numerous advantages and benefits, developing and executing a hospital-at-home service that offers a true alternative to a standard hospital admission remains
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Elisabeth Crisci (2023) conducted a letter in Acute care / Hospital-at-home. Hospital-at-home programs vs. Standard hospital admission was evaluated. Hospital-at-home programs in Canada often function as expensive post-acute discharge services rather than true acute care substitutes, failing to prevent hospital admissions.
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