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

Table 4

Staff issues and considerations.

SWOT	Subcategory	HMO	Hospital
S	AHaH enables more flexibility in recruiting staff according to needs and provides extra income for staff after hours. “An opportunity to give staff extra work and extra hours”	1	2
W	Inefficient to have staff in transit and see a smaller case load than in the hospital. “Even if you are efficient, you still need to travel from place to place”	1	1
O	Staff are exposed to what happens in the home, holistic, continuum of care, novelty in internal medicine, variety, and experience for staff. “Now, they can see the entire picture of the patient, the continuity of care.” “This is an evolution in internal medicine”	1	4
T	Shortage of human resources and staffing can stifle AHaH development. “When it comes to human resources, the resources for all the health professions are limited”	2	1

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