AI Tools are Reshaping Hospital-at-Home for Both Clinicians and Patients

When a patient is admitted to a hospital bed these days, that bed might be in their living room. Hospital-at-home programs, once a niche experiment in acute care delivery, are becoming a mainstream option for U.S. health systems under pressure to lower costs, free up inpatient beds, and improve the patient experience. As of April 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) had approved more than 320 hospitals in 37 states to provide acute care at home. Analysts estimate that by 2025, as much as $265 billion in Medicare services could move to home-based settings.