Leveraging Technology as a Response to the COVID Pandemic

Chapter 3 Hospital at Home: Transformation of an Old Model with Digital Technology

Alisa L. Niksch

DOI: 10.4324/b23264-3

Contents

• Drivers for Change
  • The Role of the Veterans Administration
• Finding Traction in Academia
• Technology Entering the Home
  • Digital Solutions Solving Management Gaps
• Overcoming Systemic Challenges
  • Care Model Execution
• A Crisis of Traditional Workflows: Funding and Adoption
• Future Challenges
• Conclusions
• References

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the limitations and vulnerabilities of the US healthcare system. While over the years innovators had tried to reimagine healthcare models and practices, the practical drivers had not been there to push these solutions forward. This included the rapidly evolving home ...