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Home-Based Medical Care: High-Value Health Care During Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Beyond |
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| Authors: | Emily B. Fessler MD Theresa Soriano MD MPH Christina R. Whitehouse PhD CRNP Rachel K. Miller MD MsED |
| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Geriatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Geriatrics and Extended Care, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA;2. Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York USA;3. Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA;4. Division of Geriatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Abstract: | Ms. H is a 78-year-old woman with a history of congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and recent stroke who was discharged 1 month ago from a subacute rehabilitation facility. She moved in with her son because she now requires a walker and cannot return to her third-floor apartment. One evening, Ms. H develops a low-grade fever and mild shortness of breath intermittently relieved by her albuterol inhaler. Her son is worried, but knows that his mom does not want to return to the hospital. |
| Keywords: | coronavirus disease 2019 home care care delivery |