Medicare beneficiaries with complex needs who were enrolled in Medicare Advantage had lower rates of acute care utilization than those enrolled in traditional Medicare.
Information such as patient-reported function and living arrangements can help understand which patients would benefit most from home- and community-based services.
Simulation model estimates that national implementation of medically tailored meal programs for specific populations would achieve over $13.6 billion in cost savings per year.
An intensive care management intervention led to over $23,000 savings per year in total medical expenses for participating high-risk Medicaid ACO enrollees.
Individuals with behavioral health diagnoses who are released from jails are less likely to return to jail if they receive behavioral health services after release.
Randomized controlled trial of a home-based primary care program shows some improved outcomes and contributes to evidence base on home-based primary care.
This description and application of a valid and reliable measure of equity of inpatient hospital experiences can help hospitals collect better data to meaningfully promote high-quality equitable care.
Social and legal services to address health care costs and utilization may be most effective for individuals with moderately high utilization who are less clinically complex.
Natural language processing of patient visit notes can help providers identify social factors that may lead to health care utilization for older adults with multiple chronic conditions.
While the Medicare hospice benefit has historically been designed to meet the needs of patients with cancer, people with dementia and their caregivers experience better outcomes when enrolled in hospice.
Summarizes research on the prevalence of social screening in health care settings, validity of social screening tools, and patient and provider perspectives on social screening.