A SWOT Analysis of Hospitals’ and HMO Representatives’ Opinions regarding Hospital at Home in Israel

Table 3

Macrohealthcare system aspects.

SWOT	Subcategory	HMO	Hospital
S	The entire healthcare system and the HMOs save money. “The entire system saves money.” “A systemic way to treat the shortage of hospital beds and need for additional hospital construction”	6	2
W	Need for large investments, structural adaptations, and logistics. “We need to build a new practice philosophy”	2	2
O	A new kind of futuristic service. “This is neither hospital nor community—it is something new”	5	5
T	Finances affect treatment decisions. “Financial considerations threaten the initiative”	3	1

S, strengths; W, weaknesses; O, opportunities; T, threats.