Peer recovery coaches in emergency departments (ED) decreased subsequent ED utilization for patients with substance use disorders.

Randomized controlled trial measuring the impact of a community paramedicine model implemented in two rural counties shows reduction in emergency department visits.

A substance use navigator program embedded in emergency departments of an urban health system increased rates of treatment engagement post-discharge.

Health homes significantly decreased rates of inpatient utilization over two years for adults receiving mental health treatment.

Highlighted two community paramedicine programs in New England and rural North Carolina that serve people with complex needs.

Community health worker-led advance care planning and symptom screening program reduced acute care use for patients with advanced stages of cancer.

A short-term emergency department navigator program helped address acute care utilization for individuals with low baseline utilization through primary care follow up appointments and assistance with social needs.

This study identifies facilitators and barriers of hospital- and community-based harm reduction collaboration efforts and highlights hospital-based opportunities to better serve people who use drugs.

Patients with complex needs were more satisfied with in-home urgent care delivered by community paramedics than with emergency department urgent care.

A hospital-based program showed that peer recovery coaching can be seamlessly integrated into the workflow of busy emergency departments to address the longer-term needs of people with substance use disorders.

Systematic review of programs to improve care for patients with complex needs details evidence base across multiple settings.

Provides an overview of home-based medical care models, the patients that they serve, and their robust evidence base.

An interdisciplinary, hospital-based addiction medicine consultation team improved substance use disorder treatment engagement after hospitalization.

Case studies of two community hospitals show how to advance accountable care.

The program offers a lower-cost alternative to the hospital for patients who can be safely treated at home.

Telemedicine may expand access to acute illness care and reduce emergency department visits for older adults.