Shubing Cai1,2, Andrew Grubbs3, Rajesh Makineni2,4, Bruce Kinosian5,6, Ciaran S Phibbs7,8, Orna Intrator1,2. 1. Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. 2. Geriatrics & Extended Care Data Analysis Center, Canandaigua VA Medical Center, Canandaigua, New York. 3. Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. 4. Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. 5. Geriatrics & Extended Care Data Analysis Center, Corporal Michael Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 6. Division of Geriatrics, School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 7. Geriatrics & Extended Care Data Analysis Center, Health Economics Resource Center, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, California. 8. Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To examine hospital readmissions, costs, mortality, and nursing home admissions of veterans who received Hospital-in-Home (HIH) services. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). PARTICIPANTS: Study cohort included veterans who received HIH services as an alternative to inpatient care between October 1, 2012, and November 30, 2015, and non-HIH veterans who were hospitalized for similar conditions in the Cincinnati VAMC during the same period. We identified 138 veterans who used HIH services and 694 non-HIH veterans. INTERVENTION: HIH veterans received hospital-equivalent care at home. Non-HIH veterans received traditional inpatient services in the Cincinnati VAMC. MEASUREMENTS: Total costs of care for treating an acute episode (HIH services vs inpatient) and likelihood of hospital readmission, death, or nursing home admission within 30 days of discharge from HIH services or hospitalization. RESULTS: Average per person costs were $7,792 for HIH services and $10,960 for traditional inpatient care (P<0.001). HIH veterans were less likely to use a nursing home within 30 days of discharge (3.1%) than non-HIH veterans (12.6%) (P<0.001). Thirty-day readmission rates and mortality were not statistically different between HIH and non-HIH veterans. CONCLUSION: The substitutive HIH model implemented in the Cincinnati VAMC delivered acute services in veterans' homes at lower cost and with lower likelihood of postdischarge nursing home use. Broader implementation of this innovative delivery model may benefit older adults in need of care while reducing healthcare system costs.
OBJECTIVES: To examine hospital readmissions, costs, mortality, and nursing home admissions of veterans who received Hospital-in-Home (HIH) services. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). PARTICIPANTS: Study cohort included veterans who received HIH services as an alternative to inpatient care between October 1, 2012, and November 30, 2015, and non-HIH veterans who were hospitalized for similar conditions in the Cincinnati VAMC during the same period. We identified 138 veterans who used HIH services and 694 non-HIH veterans. INTERVENTION: HIH veterans received hospital-equivalent care at home. Non-HIH veterans received traditional inpatient services in the Cincinnati VAMC. MEASUREMENTS: Total costs of care for treating an acute episode (HIH services vs inpatient) and likelihood of hospital readmission, death, or nursing home admission within 30 days of discharge from HIH services or hospitalization. RESULTS: Average per person costs were $7,792 for HIH services and $10,960 for traditional inpatient care (P<0.001). HIH veterans were less likely to use a nursing home within 30 days of discharge (3.1%) than non-HIH veterans (12.6%) (P<0.001). Thirty-day readmission rates and mortality were not statistically different between HIH and non-HIH veterans. CONCLUSION: The substitutive HIH model implemented in the Cincinnati VAMC delivered acute services in veterans' homes at lower cost and with lower likelihood of postdischarge nursing home use. Broader implementation of this innovative delivery model may benefit older adults in need of care while reducing healthcare system costs.
Authors: Pamela M Saenger; Katherine A Ornstein; Melissa M Garrido; Sara Lubetsky; Evan Bollens-Lund; Linda V DeCherrie; Bruce Leff; Albert L Siu; Alex D Federman Journal: J Am Geriatr Soc Date: 2022-02-25 Impact factor: 7.538
Authors: Shubing Cai; Orna Intrator; Caitlin Chan; Laurence Buxbaum; Mary Ann Haggerty; Ciaran S Phibbs; Edna Schwab; Bruce Kinosian Journal: JAMA Netw Open Date: 2021-06-01
Authors: Christopher J D Wallis; James W F Catto; Antonio Finelli; Adam W Glaser; John L Gore; Stacy Loeb; Todd M Morgan; Alicia K Morgans; Nicolas Mottet; Richard Neal; Tim O'Brien; Anobel Y Odisho; Thomas Powles; Ted A Skolarus; Angela B Smith; Bernadett Szabados; Zachary Klaassen; Daniel E Spratt Journal: Eur Urol Date: 2020-09-04 Impact factor: 20.096