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SUBMITTER: Levine DM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5910347 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Levine David M DM Ouchi Kei K Blanchfield Bonnie B Diamond Keren K Licurse Adam A Pu Charles T CT Schnipper Jeffrey L JL
Journal of general internal medicine 20180206 5
<h4>Background</h4>Hospitals are standard of care for acute illness, but hospitals can be unsafe, uncomfortable, and expensive. Providing substitutive hospital-level care in a patient's home potentially reduces cost while maintaining or improving quality, safety, and patient experience, although evidence from randomized controlled trials in the US is lacking.<h4>Objective</h4>Determine if home hospital care reduces cost while maintaining quality, safety, and patient experience.<h4>Design</h4>Ran ...[more]