“Our partnership with Best Buy Health will help change the lives of our patients and consumers, giving them access to the tools and experiences they need to receive care in the comfort of their own home,” Rasu Shrestha, MD, chief innovation and commercialization officer at Advocate Health, part of Atrium Health, said in a statement. “Our surveys show high levels of patient satisfaction for our hospital at home experience and the use of virtual care is a valuable tool in our efforts to eradicate both economic and geographic disparities in accessing health care services. Together with Best Buy Health, we will combine our strengths to provide better outcomes and equitable access for patients who will receive their care in the home.”

The two companies plan to tackle the “complex requirements” of the program together, including leveraging Best Buy’s famous Geek Squad Agents to assist with logistics and technical support. Enabling technology in the home is another requirement for the program, as is patient education.

“We’re excited to leverage our expertise in omnichannel, supply chain, Caring Center support and services, in-home support and our ability to connect patients and providers through Current Health’s care at home platform,” Deborah Di Sanzo, president of Best Buy Health, said in a statement. “Those strengths, combined with Atrium Health’s extensive clinical expertise and deep experience leading in virtual care, will help us improve and enable care in the home for everyone.”

The hospital-at-home offering comes amid an ongoing shift from inpatient services to outpatient settings. More Americans are utilizing alternative sites of care rather than hospitals.