Racial Inequality in Prescription Opioid Receipt — Role of Individual Health Systems

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.

Peer-Reviewed Article

July 2021

Developing and Implementing a Geriatric Emergency Department (GED): Overview and Characteristics of GED Visits

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.

Peer-Reviewed Article

May 2021

Medical Care at Home Comes of Age

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

Brief/Report

January 2021

Age-Friendly Health Systems: Guide to Using the 4Ms in the Care of Older Adults

Step-by-step guide with robust tools for health systems to apply the 4Ms framework to deliver age-friendly, evidence-based care for older adults.

Implementation Tool

July 2020

The Complex Care Hospitalist Program at Boston Medical Center

Caroline Morgan Berchuck, MD, describes a promising new complex care hospitalist model that aims to address this fragmentation and support people with complex needs in realizing better health outcomes.

Blog

March 2019

The Holston Medical Group Extensivist Clinic: Delivering Hospital-Level Care in an Ambulatory Setting

Dr. Neglia and The Holston Medical Group have established a unique program that cares for acutely ill patients in an ambulatory setting even though their illnesses would qualify for an inpatient hospitalization.

Blog

January 2019

Atrius Health’s Medically Home Program Integrates Acute Hospitalization and Post-Discharge Care

A new care delivery model of providing hospital-level services in the home (sometimes referred to as “home hospitalization” or “hospital at home”) has been launching with pilots at a number of health systems nationally.

Blog

November 2018

Academic Medical Centers and High-Need, High-Cost Patients: A Call to Action

This resource describes how academic medical centers can reshape the health system for patients with complex needs.

Peer-Reviewed Article

November 2018

A New Hospitalist Model for Managing High-Cost, High-Need Patients

A hospitalist model for complex care.

Case Example

October 2018

Complex Care Models to Achieve Accountable Care Readiness: Lessons from Two Community Hospitals

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

Case Example

March 2018

Are You Missing Opportunities to Improve Care for Older Adults?

Four key interventions are essential to create an age-friendly system of care. If care providers consistently do these four things for every older adult, every time, across care settings, we believe we will save lives and avoid harm.

Blog

January 2018

Creating Age-Friendly Health Systems – A Vision for Better Care of Older Adults

An ambitious initiative seeks to systematically improve care for older adults.

Peer-Reviewed Article

August 2017

The Hospital at Home Model: Bringing Hospital-Level Care to the Patient

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

Case Example

August 2016

High-Intensity Telemedicine Decreases Emergency Department Use for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions by Older Adult Senior Living Community Residents

Telemedicine could expand access to acute illness care and reduce ED visits for older adults

Peer-Reviewed Article

December 2015

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Racial Inequality in Prescription Opioid Receipt — Role of Individual Health Systems

Developing and Implementing a Geriatric Emergency Department (GED): Overview and Characteristics of GED Visits

Medical Care at Home Comes of Age

Age-Friendly Health Systems: Guide to Using the 4Ms in the Care of Older Adults

The Complex Care Hospitalist Program at Boston Medical Center

The Holston Medical Group Extensivist Clinic: Delivering Hospital-Level Care in an Ambulatory Setting

Atrius Health’s Medically Home Program Integrates Acute Hospitalization and Post-Discharge Care

Academic Medical Centers and High-Need, High-Cost Patients: A Call to Action

A New Hospitalist Model for Managing High-Cost, High-Need Patients

Complex Care Models to Achieve Accountable Care Readiness: Lessons from Two Community Hospitals

Are You Missing Opportunities to Improve Care for Older Adults?

Creating Age-Friendly Health Systems – A Vision for Better Care of Older Adults

The Hospital at Home Model: Bringing Hospital-Level Care to the Patient

High-Intensity Telemedicine Decreases Emergency Department Use for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions by Older Adult Senior Living Community Residents