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69. Home Sweet … Hospital?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Is Home Hospital a Pill?

There are over two dozen randomized control trials that have been done in places like Australia, Italy, as well as Spain. meta-analyses have shown unbelievable reductions in readmission when people get home hospital care. Lower costs, happier patients, less 30-day readmission. We wanted to do the first randomized control trial. So how did it go? The trial actually stopped early because our C-suite was really enamored with the results and wanted it for all of our patients.

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