Five years of Hospital at Home adoption in Catalonia: impact, challenges, and proposals for quality assurance

• Main Authors: Rubèn González-Colom (Author), Gerard Carot-Sans (Author), Emili Vela (Author), Mireia Espallargues (Author), Carme Hernández (Author), Francesc Xavier Jiménez (Author), David Nicolás (Author), Montserrat Suárez (Author), Elvira Torné (Author), Eulalia Villegas-Bruguera (Author), Fernando Ozores (Author), Isaac Cano (Author), Jordi Piera-Jiménez (Author), Josep Roca (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hospital at home (HaH) was increasingly implemented in Catalonia (7.7 M citizens, Spain) achieving regional adoption within the 2011-2015 Health Plan. This study aimed to assess population-wide HaH outcomes over five years (2015-2019) in a consolidated regional program and provid...