Peer Support Toolkit Details the key considerations for providers considering integrating peer services for behavioral health into their health care organizations. Implementation Tool March 2017
Nursing Student Coaches for Emergency Department Super Utilizers Nursing students successfully coach patients with complex needs to avoid ED use. Peer-Reviewed Article January 2017
Effect of a Home-Based Palliative Care Program on Healthcare Use and Costs A home-based palliative care program using an interdisciplinary care team reduces hospital costs and unnecessary health care utilization for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. Peer-Reviewed Article November 2016
New Models of Primary Care Workforce and Financing: Case Example #1: Stanford Coordinated Care Stanford Coordinated Care provides university employees with complex health needs better care at a lower cost Case Example October 2016
Project ECHO’s Complex Care Initiative: Building Capacity to Help “Superutilizers” Interdisciplinary teams provide support for Medicaid beneficiaries with mental illnesses, addictions, and other needs. Case Example August 2016
Bringing Primary Care Home: The Medical House Call Program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center A home-based primary care program decreases costs and utilization for high-risk Medicare enrollees in Washington D.C. Case Example July 2016
Community Care Teams: An Overview of State Approaches The composition of teams varies depending on state staffing requirements and community resources. Brief/Report March 2016
House Calls: California Program For Homebound Patients Reduces Monthly Spending, Delivers Meaningful Care A novel approach to home visiting delivers cost reduction and better care Peer-Reviewed Article January 2016
Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Framework for Education and Training A framework describes how to train the health care workforce to care for people with multiple chronic conditions. Implementation Tool June 2015
Effect of a Community-Based Nursing Intervention on Mortality in Chronically Ill Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial Indicates that a community-based nurse care management model reduced all-cause mortality for older adults with chronic conditions. Peer-Reviewed Article July 2012
Assessing the Impact of Community-Based Mobile Crisis Services on Preventing Hospitalization A mobile crisis program reduced hospitalization rates among individuals experiencing behavioral health crises. Peer-Reviewed Article February 2001