Essay On Hospital At Home

Hospitals, which are considered the “gold standard” for delivery of acute medical care, do not always provide the ideal care environment for all types of patients. Iatrogenic events such as nosocomial infections, pressure sores, falls, and delirium are common among patients receiving inpatient treatment. In addition, there have been several cases of occurrence of new functional impairment during hospital stay. Moreover, suboptimal transitions in care are also noted at the time of hospital discharge, which ironically contribute to re-admission to hospital. Not to mention that hospital care is usually very expensive! On the other hand, in terms of mental wellbeing, patients admitted to hospitals for relatively longer time periods are more prone to anxiety and depression and are more likely to show a

This is perhaps because although the implementation and provision of health care facilities and services at home may seem extremely convenient and beneficial from the patients’ perspectives, we do need to factor in the dissemination barriers that exist for implementing such a care system, particularly from the viewpoint of the adopter organizations. This could be a major roadblock even in countries where economic incentives for this type of care are better aligned, let alone in a country like India, which consists of certain economic sectors that would possibly not be able to afford basic primary healthcare, let alone afford a complex system of home health care. In a way, movement of health care into homes by any health system is akin to building a hospital unit from the ground up. Its entire infrastructure must be created before the first patient can be cared for, which would be a significant barrier to adoption. However, in urban India, a sizeable portion of the population has realized the advantages and benefits of home health care and is willing to pay to receive such services at