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69. Home Sweet … Hospital?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Home Hospital Programs - A Randomized Controlled Controlled Trial

There had never been a randomized control trial of home hospital programs in the United States. The Brigham and Women's Hospital team decided to do one of their own. They ended up recruiting 91 patients who said they were interested in going home. Readmission rates plummeted when you were home hospitalized versus traditionally hospitalized.

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