MyMichigan Health is now among 84 health systems in the U.S., and one of four in Michigan, offering a hospital at home program approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, reports Healthcare Finance. The program allows for inpatient-level acute care in a patient’s home.
MyMichigan began a pilot program in February 2021 to care for COVID-19 patients in two communities, Alma and Midland.
For hospitals, the program is intended to reduce lengths of stay, lower rates of readmissions and admission costs, and ease the need for hospital beds when they’re busy. Read more.
