Would the future of healthcare happen at home?

The home healthcare services can help to limit healthcare spending, reduce pressure on hospitals and better meet patient expectations.

The aging population, the development of chronic diseases and the fragility of financing require rethinking the organization of healthcare systems, consolidating the role of home care for patients with chronic conditions. The home healthcare services can help to limit healthcare spending, reduce pressure on hospitals and better meet patient expectations. Air Liquide Healthcare supports 2.1 million people living with chronic diseases, and home healthcare services are a key lever for contributing to the resilience of healthcare systems.
Because Air Liquide Healthcare is in a unique position, connected to all the stakeholders (patients, healthcare professionals, healthcare authorities, payers), we are able to federate the healthcare ecosystem with the aim of providing better support to patients while contributing to the efficiency of healthcare systems.

Why the home healthcare is part of the solution

Home healthcare services meet the patients’ needs1 and would help address the healthcare system’s challenges

  • less expensive than hospital3
  • enabling continuous monitoring of patients and a use of healthcare services when they really need them
  • may be the only form of care really suitable for certain populations, such as the elderly.

Home as a place of care to contribute to the resilience of the healthcare systems

  • Patients' expressed wishes 75%

    patients would like to be cared for at home rather than in hospital1

    In the context of a condition that does not require complex care among a sample of the French population

  • Less hospital admissions 35%

    reduction in hospital readmissions for heart failure patients2

    who benefit transitional care program at home by highly experimented nurses

  • Cost saving of systems 32%

    hospital care cost reduction for chronic patients3

    Cost saving gained according to the Johns Hopkins Medicine model, Baltimore

Unprecedented changes

  • Healthcare expenditure is rising everywhere

    Pre-pandemic levels of healthcare spending in OECD countries were 8.8% (2019) and should attain 10,2 % in 2030, outpacing GDP growth4,6.

  • Demographic challenges lie ahead

    • Between 2015 and 2050, the proportion of the world's population over 60 years will nearly double from 12% to 22%, reaching 2.1 billion people6.
    • Chronic diseases, including diabetes and chronic respiratory problems, affect a significant portion of the population in OECD countries. In 2019, almost a third of adults live with two or more chronic conditions and the prevalence should increase due to the aging population7.

  • More efficient healthcare systems are needed

    • With increased needs and constrained budgets, hospitals need to change the way they are working, focusing on the continuous improvement of outcomes, at lower costs. 
    • Healthcare professionals must also be able to rely on more efficient healthcare organizations, to eliminate the waste and concentrate on patients who need them most.

Home healthcare for personalized care plan

Personalization of care refers to tailoring healthcare interventions and treatments to the specific needs, preferences, and characteristics of individual patients. By taking into account factors such as age, gender, lifestyle, medical condition, and personal health goals, personalized care aims to optimize outcomes that matter to patients and improve overall healthcare delivery.

References
  1. https://www.datapressepremium.com/rmdiff/2005617/Sondage_Sante_a_domici…
  2. https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1532-5415.200…
  3. https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/newsletter-article/hospit…
  4. https://web-archive.oecd.org/2024-02-21/78817-health-data.htm
  5. https://web-archive.oecd.org/2019-11-07/535683-health-spending-set-to-o…
  6. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ageing-and-health#
  7. https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/health-at-a-glance-2019_4dd50c09-e…