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Hospital-at-Home Shows Promise Treating Heart Failure, Researchers Say
The Cleveland Clinic’s hospital-at-home program has published research finding that a predominantly virtual care model can be effective for stabilization and treatment of acute heart failure (HF) patients.
The retrospective analysis published as a research letter in JACC: Heart Failure found that the virtual model achieved low readmission rates and was broadly accepted by patients.
Since 2023, the Cleveland Clinic hospital-at-home (HaH) program in Florida has treated more than 2,800 patients for acute conditions including HF, pneumonia and kidney infection. Eligibility is based on a complete medical evaluation and determined in the emergency department or after an overnight hospital stay.
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The findings suggest that giving hospital-level care at home — including intravenous diuretics, therapy adjustments, monitoring via connected devices, and remote clinician support — can safely stabilize HF patients and may serve as a viable alternative to in-hospital care.
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