Advance care planning more than one month prior to death is associated with decreased acute care utilization at the end of life and in-hospital death for people with serious illness.
Analysis of 310 health systems showed gaps in opioid receipt between Black and white patients, especially on dosage, which may be related to racial bias among clinicians.
Black Medicaid enrollees who spent more days in the emergency department or county jail were less likely than white enrollees to receive medications for opioid use disorder.
CAPABLE, a home-based care program that provides interdisciplinary services for older adults, leads to reductions in disability as well as cost savings.
A patient intervention that supported outpatient addiction treatment with destigmatized conversations about substance use between patients and primary care providers showed long-term benefits.
Peer providers with lived experiences of substance use and mental health disorders can help improve patient outcomes and play a unique role in the behavioral health workforce.
A Medicaid health home care management program led to improved diabetes care, benefitting people with co-occurring substance use disorders and diabetes.
Use of hospital readmission rates to measure quality may be unfair for some accountable care organizations and safety-net providers, since members with complex medical and social needs are a main driver of these rates.
A Comprehensive Medication Management program that employs a remote clinical pharmacist effectively addresses most drug therapy problems in a complex care population.
Randomized controlled trial of a care management intervention shows significant improvement in patient activation and self-rated health and decreased symptoms of depression in patients with complex needs.
Profile of a geriatric emergency department model for older adults with complex needs includes sample policies and workflows as well as recommendations to support effective implementation.
A longitudinal study found that members of recovery community centers had increased rates of substance use abstinence, psychological well-being, and quality of life after three months of engagement.
Evidence-based intervention at a behavioral health home improved health outcomes for patients with co-occurring type 2 diabetes and serious mental illness.
Medicare Advantage plans report different barriers to partnering with community-based organizations, but there are strategies to develop effective partnerships.
Personalized patient navigation supports for people with comorbid substance use disorders reduced rates of hospital readmissions and emergency department use.
An intervention supporting caregivers of adults with chronic medical and functional needs can generate cost savings and improve outcomes for Medicare Advantage enrollees and their caregivers.