Meeting
Abstract Number: J2
SHM Converge 2022
Background: “Hospital at Home” (HaH) models of care have existed for over 20 years in the U.S. Recent demand for healthcare value, advances in relevant technologies, and the ongoing global pandemic have driven renewed attention to HaH models, including from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and have spawned several pilots within the […]
Abstract Number: F15
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Constraints on resources require healthcare systems to implement alternative and innovative means for delivering care. The COVID-19 pandemic amplified this issue throughout the world, leading to shortages of ventilators, hospital beds, and healthcare personnel. We report the results of an Acute Care at Home (ACH) program’s response to COVID-19, providing in-home hospital-level care to […]
Abstract Number: F17
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Hospital-at-Home (HaH) is a safe and effective alternative to high-cost, traditional hospitalization in patients with a range of medical conditions, such as non-severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The COVID-19 pandemic created a unique situation with favorable policy changes, hospital resource constraints, and a clearly defined patient population that helped to increase HaH program deployment and […]
Abstract Number: M16
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Since early 2020, the entire world has been enveloped within the COVID-19 pandemic. As research surrounding healthcare processes during the pandemic has surged, little has been studied regarding the pandemic’s impact on home-healthcare agencies (HHA). Previous research during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic found varied pandemic preparedness among HHAs. Therefore, this study aims to understand […]