Rural, older adult, and Black populations are less likely to use telehealth for behavioral health services. More research is needed to fully understand telehealth’s impact on health equity.
A machine learning model helped identify primary care patients with major depression who are at high risk of frequent emergency department use and might benefit from collaborative care management.
Data from an ongoing clinical trial is used to estimate the cost of implementing a contingency management program and develop a customizable budget impact tool.
A post-hospitalization supplemental home-delivered meals benefit saw significant uptake and high satisfaction among Medicare Advantage members with greater financial or food insecurity.
Nurse assessments of discharge readiness for older patients with multiple chronic conditions can help identify patients at high risk for hospital readmission.
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 telehealth-delivered opioid use disorder treatment program is associated with promising levels of care retention and medication adherence among rural populations.
Multidisciplinary integrated practice units may have a greater impact on acute care utilization by focusing on patients who have high utilization of emergency departments and are uninsured.
The transition to the Medicaid behavioral health “carve-in” model in Washington State was not associated with significant improvements in overall health outcomes.
An association between Z code assignment and increased emergency and inpatient health care utilization presents opportunities for targeted interventions that address patients' social needs.
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.
Secondary analysis of Camden Coalition randomized controlled data found that care management participants who were the most likely to engage with the intervention had significantly lower readmission rates.