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Redesign of Opioid Use Disorder Screening and Treatment in the Emergency Department

A participatory design approach created a nurse-driven screening process to better identify and treat people with opioid use disorder in the emergency department.

Case Example

January 2022

Inpatient Addiction Medicine Consultation Service Impact on Post-Discharge Patient Mortality: A Propensity-Matched Analysis

Inpatient addiction medicine consultation services reduced 90-day mortality for patients with substance use disorder after a hospital discharge, but showed mixed results on acute care utilization.

Peer-Reviewed Article

January 2022

Management of High-Need, High-Cost Patients: A “Best Fit” Framework Synthesis, Realist Review, and Systematic Review

Systematic review of programs to improve care for patients with complex needs details evidence base across multiple settings.

Brief/Report

October 2021

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

Telehealth for the Treatment of Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders

This guide offers resources to improve telehealth interventions for individuals at risk for, experiencing, or recovering from serious mental illness and/or substance use disorder.

Implementation Tool

June 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

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 may expand access to acute illness care and reduce emergency department visits for older adults.

Peer-Reviewed Article

December 2015

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Redesign of Opioid Use Disorder Screening and Treatment in the Emergency Department

Inpatient Addiction Medicine Consultation Service Impact on Post-Discharge Patient Mortality: A Propensity-Matched Analysis

Management of High-Need, High-Cost Patients: A “Best Fit” Framework Synthesis, Realist Review, and Systematic Review

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

Telehealth for the Treatment of Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders

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?

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