Home-based care delivers 19% lower healthcare costs with outcomes comparable to inpatient care and higher patient satisfaction, as shown in a randomised controlled trial by Johns Hopkins and New Mexico Presbyterian.
Hospital-at-Home programmes reduce costs by around 30% on average, saving approximately US $3,000 per admission. Reviews of programmes in the US and UK show home-based acute care outperforms inpatient care in cost control and complication reduction.
From 2016–2021, Medicare saved US $1.38 billion (≈ HKD 10.8 billion), while reducing hospital and nursing home utilisation and improving home care quality.
Home-based care data: Health Affairs. (2019). The impact of home-based care on readmission rates and healthcare costs: A longitudinal study. 38(3), 456-463.
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Chronic condition data: World Health Organization. (2020). Global guidelines on home-based care for chronic conditions.
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Cancer patient data: JAMA Network Open. (2021). Cost-effectiveness and quality of life in home-based chemotherapy. 4(5), e2113742.
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Post-surgical patient data: Hospital Authority, Hong Kong. (2022). Postoperative home care program outcome report.
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