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The impetus for the development of hospital in the home (HITH) programs: a literature review
Alternative health care delivery models such as Hospital in the Home (HITH) are proliferating in Australia and in most Western countries. Such models facilitate patients who would otherwise be hospitalised to be cared for in their own homes. This paper reports a review of the literature related to the development of HITH programs. It reveals that the driving force behind the implementation of acute care programs comes from political and managerial aims to reduce health care spending. Home is clearly an appropriate care option for certain acute patients however, there is no strong evidence to suggest that it suits everyone. Very little attention has been given to the patient's experience of home care and the ethical and social consequences are largely ignored.
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Contemporary nurse : a journal for the Australian nursing professionVolume
14Issue
3Pagination
227 - 239Publisher
Hyde Park PressLocation
[Salisbury, S. Aust.]ISSN
1037-6178eISSN
1839-3535Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
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