2.7 Other modes of delivery

Home healthcare

Home healthcare services have been used by hospitals and community health services as an alternative delivery model to address demand. This model of care is beneficial for health systems that address rationalisation of hospital bed use and cost reduction. Many studies have addressed the effectiveness of this model compared to hospital care in terms of reducing adverse events and better patient management. has been. Curioni et al. (2023) examined its cost-effectiveness in a systematic review of 14 studies with a total of almost 3,000 patients. Cost savings and cost-effectiveness were shown in several studies in the review but were not consistent across all 14 studies and depended on the population and the conditions being managed Curioni et al., 2023).