A review of existing literature finds that medical respite care reduces hospital and emergency department visits, increased use of outpatient care, and leads to overall cost savings.
Evaluates the evidence on interventions for people living with dementia, their care partners, and caregivers to help identify what interventions are ready for broad implementation.
Enhanced primary care for adults with serious mental illness led to increases in primary care visits and health screenings as well as decreases in inpatient utilization.
Initiative successfully implemented several evidence-based and promising addiction care models across multiple medical settings, including an inpatient addiction consult team, a low-threshold bridge clinic, peer recovery coaches, and office-based addiction treatment nurses.
Enrollment in Maryland’s Behavioral Health Homes program increases outpatient care after hospitalization for Medicaid enrollees with serious mental illness.
Systematic review highlights cost savings and improvement in acute care utilization for Medicaid members and dually eligible individuals receiving home-based medical care.
This case study highlights an accountable care organization’s home-based primary care program for homebound older adults, with early analysis of outcomes showing reduced acute care utilization.
Toolkit offers health care stakeholders in rural areas with practical information to support the design, implementation, and evaluation of community paramedicine programs.