Hospital at Home:
Shaping the Future of Healthcare
Challenges in the Swiss Healthcare System and Innovative Solutions
The Swiss healthcare system is facing significant challenges. An aging population, rising healthcare costs, and a growing shortage of medical professionals are putting pressure on healthcare services. To address these issues, efficiency and effectiveness must be improved, healthcare professionals must be retained and recruited, and existing resources must be utilized optimally. Throughout these efforts, providing high-quality and compassionate patient care remains a top priority.
Hospital at Home:
A Promising Alternative
In this context, the concept of hospital equivalent Hospital at Home care is gaining increasing importance. This form of care allows patients to receive acute medical treatment in their familiar home environment without compromising the quality and safety of inpatient medical care. The benefits are numerous:
Improved Patient Care:
- Individually Tailored Care: Patients receive treatment customized to their specific needs in the familiar surroundings of their home.
- Improved Sleep Quality: In their home environment, patients can sleep better, promoting faster recovery.
- Reduced Delirium: The risk of delirium, which is common among older hospital patients, is reduced.
Reduction of Infection Risks
- Fewer Hospital-Acquired Infections: Patients are less susceptible to nosocomial infections, which are common in hospital settings.
Improved Mobility and Quality of Life:
- Maintained Mobility: Patients remain more mobile and active, leading to better recovery outcomes.
- Increased Satisfaction: Patients and their families report higher satisfaction as they can stay in their familiar surroundings.
Increased Efficiency and Cost Savings:
- Cost Efficiency: Treatment at home can be more cost-effective than an inpatient stay, as infrastructure and operating costs for hospital beds are reduced.
- Reduction of Rehospitalizations: Continuous care and monitoring can help reduce hospital readmissions.
- By maintaining patients' mobility, follow-up costs for expensive rehabilitation stays, spa treatments, etc., can be minimized.
Relief for the Healthcare System
- Capacity Relief: Transferring patients from hospitals to their own homes can help reduce the burden on overcrowded hospitals and free up resources for critically ill patients.
- Increased Staff Satisfaction: Nurses and doctors benefit from a more flexible work environment and a varied daily routine, which can enhance job satisfaction.
Overall, the Hospital at Home approach promises a patient-centered, efficient, and high-quality alternative to traditional inpatient hospital care.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Hospital at Home?
Hospital at Home is an innovative form of healthcare in which patients receive acute medical care in their own homes. This care is interprofessional and digitally supported, enabling hospital-equivalent healthcare around the clock. The model aims to provide safe and high-quality treatment in the patient's familiar environment without the need for a hospital stay.
How does Hospital at Home work?
Patients requiring hospital treatment can be admitted to the Hospital at Home care model either through the emergency department or directly via their general practitioner. Daily interprofessional visits are conducted, during which the patients' clinical condition is continuously evaluated, and treatment plans are adjusted accordingly. The Hospital at Home team brings all necessary diagnostic and therapeutic equipment for acute and emergency care to ensure comprehensive treatment.
Where does the Hospital at Home approach originate from?
The Hospital at Home approach emerged in the 1990s, first gaining traction in the United States and Australia. This innovative concept was designed to enhance healthcare efficiency and quality by delivering certain acute medical treatments — traditionally provided in hospitals — directly in patients' homes. Since its initial implementation, the model has evolved and spread worldwide, with various countries adapting and refining it to suit their healthcare systems.
Hospital at Home Research and Publications
Studies on Hospital at Home
International Studies on Hospital at Home
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