From 2019 to 2023, the share of home health patients reported to have been hospitalized or needed care in an emergency department while in home health care has decreased. During Q2 2022 to Q1 2023, ** percent of home health episodes were recorded where patients were admitted to a hospital, while ** percent needed urgent, unplanned care in the hospital emergency room – without being admitted to the hospital.
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CMS. (October 25, 2023). Percentage of home health episodes in which patients had to be hospitalized or needed the emergency room in the U.S. from 2019 to 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1551070/patient-hospitalization-in-home-health-care-us/
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CMS. "Percentage of Home Health Episodes in Which Patients Had to Be Hospitalized or Needed The Emergency Room in The U.S. from 2019 to 2023." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 25 Oct 2023, /statistics/1551070/patient-hospitalization-in-home-health-care-us/
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Percentage of home health episodes in which patients had to be hospitalized or needed the emergency room in the U.S. from 2019 to 2023 [Graph], CMS, October 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1551070/patient-hospitalization-in-home-health-care-us/