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The Rationale for Siting Advanced Health Technologies at Home

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Walter J. McNerney
Walter J. McNerney
Affiliation:
Northwestern University
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In the United States, there is growing determination among health care institutions to slow down cost increases, particularly in acute hospital situations.

One major strategy is to finance and deliver more health care in the home, which is seen as less expensive than institutional alternatives, of equal quality, often more humane, and preferred by many patients. As a result, this practice will most likely become more prevalent as long as quality of care is sustained, even if the costs are comparable to hospital care.

Type
Advanced Technology and Health Care in the Home
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , April 1985 , pp. 279 - 288
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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