CMS to host call Dec. 9 on Hospital Care at Home program

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec. 9 at 4 p.m. ET will host a call to discuss recent flexibilities the agency announced to allow acute health care services to be provided outside of a hospital setting in response to the surging COVID-19 pandemic. To participate in the call, please dial: 833-614-0820, and use passcode: 1235939. 

As urged by the AHA, CMS Nov. 25 expanded on its Hospitals Without Walls program by introducing the Acute Hospital Care At Home program.

In addition, AHA’s The Value Initiative last week released an issue brief exploring how the emerging model can reduce costs, improve outcomes and enhance patient experience. The brief features examples from AHA members, including how hospitals and health systems have utilized the hospital-at-home model during the COVID-19 pandemic.