Evaluation of the Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center Hospital-in-Home Program
Evaluation of the Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center Hospital-in-Home Program
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DOI:
10.1111/jgs.15382
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发表时间:
2018-07-01
影响因子:
6.3
通讯作者:
Intrator, Orna
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作者:
Cai, Shubing;Grubbs, Andrew;Intrator, Orna
ObjectivesTo examine hospital readmissions, costs, mortality, and nursing home admissions of veterans who received Hospital-in-Home (HIH) services.DesignRetrospective cohort study.SettingCincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC).ParticipantsStudy 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.InterventionHIH veterans received hospital-equivalent care at home. Non-HIH veterans received traditional inpatient services in the Cincinnati VAMC.MeasurementsTotal 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.ResultsAverage per person costs were $7,792 for HIH services and $10,960 for traditional inpatient care (P