Comprehensive report on patient outcomes and implementation information from national hospital at home initiative.

Mixed outcomes for hospital at home services implemented for North Carolina Medicaid enrollees.

Patient and staff interviews highlight the promise of hospital-based harm reduction programs.

Case study describes experiences and lessons in implementing a hospital at home program that first launched in 2023.

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.

Peer recovery coaches in emergency departments (ED) decreased subsequent ED utilization for patients with substance use disorders.

Randomized controlled trial measuring the impact of a community paramedicine model implemented in two rural counties shows reduction in emergency department visits.

Inpatient addiction consultation services improves access to medications to treat alcohol use disorder.

A substance use navigator program embedded in emergency departments of an urban health system increased rates of treatment engagement post-discharge.

Health homes significantly decreased rates of inpatient utilization over two years for adults receiving mental health treatment.

A hospital-based harm reduction program achieved a low rate of patients with substance use disorder leaving against medical advice.

Featured presenters with on-the-ground experience implementing the CA Bridge model for individuals with substance use disorder.

Highlighted two community paramedicine programs in New England and rural North Carolina that serve people with complex needs.

A home-based urgent care program for frail, homebound older adults did not reduce emergency department visits, hospitalizations, or total medical expenditure.

Community health worker-led advance care planning and symptom screening program reduced acute care use for patients with advanced stages of cancer.

A short-term emergency department navigator program helped address acute care utilization for individuals with low baseline utilization through primary care follow up appointments and assistance with social needs.

This study identifies facilitators and barriers of hospital- and community-based harm reduction collaboration efforts and highlights hospital-based opportunities to better serve people who use drugs.

Patients with complex needs were more satisfied with in-home urgent care delivered by community paramedics than with emergency department urgent care.

Hospital at home services show similar or better outcomes when compared with traditional inpatient care for Medicaid enrollees.