Background: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) enables Medicare-certified hospitals to provide inpatient-level care at home through their Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) initiative. A CMS report on 9/30/24 revealed demographic differences between AHCAH patients and traditional inpatients from the same hospitals. AHCAH patients were more likely to be white, live in [...]

Background: Hospital at Home (HaH) delivers hospital-level care to eligible patients in their homes, offering an alternative to traditional inpatient hospitalization. Longitudinal research has demonstrated that HaH can enhance patient outcomes, increase satisfaction, and decrease rates of hospital readmissions. Patients are first identified for HaH program enrollment through referrals by inpatient providers or our internal [...]

Background: Handoffs are critical for conveying essential information about the patient’s care, yet they often lack structure and completeness, which increases the risk of adverse events and medical errors. Patients with LEP are especially vulnerable due to communication barriers, which can exacerbate disparities in care quality and outcomes. Despite the rising number of patients with [...]

Background: In the United States, vulnerable communities experience significant health disparities, which are largely driven by various social, economic, and environmental factors. Addressing these disparities requires a multifaceted approach and reinforces the need to equip healthcare providers with the needed awareness, competence, and expertise. Given that resident physicians represent a significant proportion of frontline healthcare [...]