Scaling and Sustaining Hospital at Home in the US: Payment, Caregivers, Workforce and Data

Grant Summary

The goal of this project is to scale and sustain the Hospital at Home (HaH) model as a mainstream, permanent component of health care delivery that advances age-friendly care nationwide. The project leadership team and HaH Users Group, a network of model implementers, will continue to focus on developing resources that inform policy, payment, and quality and safety, including advocating for reimbursement extension and permanent Medicare payment, to ensure the HaH model expands across the nation. The project will support HaH programs in recognizing and providing support to family caregivers as critical to HaH model success. Health care providers will be better prepared for HaH care through provider education, training and technical assistance. Expanded data collection and continued evaluation will further prove the HaH model’s worth to health system leaders.

Related Grant Resources

• Project Website: Hospital at Home Users Group
• Hospital at Home Users Group Research Center
• The Journal of Advanced Home Medicine Research Letter: Improving Care for Homebound Older Adults: Insights from the National Home-Based Primary Care Learning Network
• JAMA Viewpoint Article: Hospital at Home and Transforming US Health Care Delivery
• Previous Grant: Moving Hospital at Home into the Mainstream of Health Care Delivery, Addressing Health Equity and Supporting Family Caregivers