Delivery of traditional hospital services to patients at home.
review · Level V
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Abstract
The high cost of traditional inpatient care, advances in the delivery of depot antibiotics and narcotics, and the demands of patients for realistic alternatives to frequent hospitalisation have led to programs for the provision of acute hospital care in the home. We review the progress of overseas hospital-in-the-home programs and the issues that such service delivery has raised for clinicians and administrators. The potential application in Australia is examined and priorities for preparative research are suggested. It seems inevitable that for a select number of conditions in a select group of patients, home hospital services will become a reality in this country.