A post-hospitalization supplemental home-delivered meals benefit saw significant uptake and high satisfaction among Medicare Advantage members with greater financial or food insecurity.
Preliminary analysis shows that mortality and readmission rates for disabled and Medicare-Medicaid dually eligible individuals receiving hospital at home services are similar to outcomes for overall Medicare population.
A home-based palliative care program leads to reductions in hospitalizations and total cost of care, along with an increase in the use of hospice care.
A home-based collaborative care model using community health workers shows reductions in depression and increased connection to services for older adults.
This description and application of a valid and reliable measure of equity of inpatient hospital experiences can help hospitals collect better data to meaningfully promote high-quality equitable care.
Analytical approach for randomized controlled trials may be valuable for understanding the impact of complex care interventions and the subpopulations that may benefit from them.
With the steep increase in use of telehealth and video visits in the last few years, the reliance on technology-enabled medicine may heighten disparities in health care access.
Community-based care management programs for patients with complex health and social needs have the potential to reduce hospitalizations and inpatient costs.
Using segmentation to address clinical and social needs for Medicaid patients with complex needs and costly utilization can improve the effectiveness of complex care programs.
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.