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Alternative strategies to inpatient care offer lower costs, comparable outcomes
A variety of acute medical conditions typically overseen in a hospital inpatient setting can be managed at lower costs through alternative outpatient strategies that yield similar clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine. “The U.S. health care system is in the midst of transformation as it seeks to improve the health outcomes of populations and individual patients at an affordable cost,” Jared Conley, MD, PhD, MPH, of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and colleagues wrote. “One important area of redesign is identifying (Read more...)