The Economic Impact of High-Technology Home Care

...High-tech home care has not proven to be the panacea that it was expected to be, at least partly because oversight has largely been absent. Despite claims to the contrary, the cost-effectiveness of home care is called into question by high prices that often bear little relationship to costs. The absence of research to determine when high-tech home care is clinically appropriate raises doubts about its widespread use. While there may, in fact, be significant advantages over similar, hospital-delivered care, more information is needed before high-tech home care can assume an unquestioned role in the health care continuum.