A time-series analysis examining implementation strategies to increase use of an early-supported discharge hospital at home model.
Journal
Journal of hospital medicine
ISSN: 1553-5606
Titre abrégé: J Hosp Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101271025
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 Oct 2024
08 Oct 2024
Historique:
revised:
06
08
2024
received:
03
06
2024
accepted:
19
09
2024
medline:
9
10
2024
pubmed:
9
10
2024
entrez:
9
10
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Early-supported discharge (ESD) hospital-at-home (HaH) programs facilitate hospitalized patients to receive ongoing acute-level care at home, thereby promoting patient-centeredness while improving hospital throughput. The current study aimed to test multiple implementation strategies to increase and sustain HaH ESD utilization. We conducted interrupted time series analyses to evaluate the effectiveness of implementation strategies on weekly HaH ESD referrals and capacity utilization at five hospitals. Intervention 1 included provider-focused education and HaH nurse navigator support (July 2021 to May 2022). Intervention 2 added provider-level referral performance feedback and daily electronic health record-based eligibility reports (May 2022 to December 2022). During postintervention (January 2023 to June 2023), implementation strategies were no longer supported by the study team. Clinical outcomes were assessed over time and between patient subgroups. There were 5951 HaH ESD patients overall. After Intervention 2, we observed immediate increases in weekly HaH ESD referrals (level change mean difference [MD, 95% confidence interval]: 14.8, 5.9-23.6) and capacity utilization (level change MD: 13.9%, 6.2%-21.5%) and additional week-to-week increases in capacity utilization (slope change MD: 0.6%, 0.2%-0.9%), compared to Intervention 1 trends. HaH ESD referrals and capacity utilization were sustained postintervention. The proportion of provider-initiated referrals increased over time (Intervention 1: 79.4%, Intervention 2: 90.9%, postintervention: 95.2%). As HaH ESD utilization increased, we observed shorter inpatient length of stay and fewer HaH ESD encounters per visit (p < 0.01). There were small, statistically significant differences in 30-day mortality and readmission for residents of rural and socioeconomically disadvantaged areas. Applying referral-focused provider feedback and daily eligibility reports were effective within a multicomponent approach to increase and sustain HaH ESD utilization.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Early-supported discharge (ESD) hospital-at-home (HaH) programs facilitate hospitalized patients to receive ongoing acute-level care at home, thereby promoting patient-centeredness while improving hospital throughput.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
The current study aimed to test multiple implementation strategies to increase and sustain HaH ESD utilization.
METHODS
METHODS
We conducted interrupted time series analyses to evaluate the effectiveness of implementation strategies on weekly HaH ESD referrals and capacity utilization at five hospitals. Intervention 1 included provider-focused education and HaH nurse navigator support (July 2021 to May 2022). Intervention 2 added provider-level referral performance feedback and daily electronic health record-based eligibility reports (May 2022 to December 2022). During postintervention (January 2023 to June 2023), implementation strategies were no longer supported by the study team. Clinical outcomes were assessed over time and between patient subgroups.
RESULTS
RESULTS
There were 5951 HaH ESD patients overall. After Intervention 2, we observed immediate increases in weekly HaH ESD referrals (level change mean difference [MD, 95% confidence interval]: 14.8, 5.9-23.6) and capacity utilization (level change MD: 13.9%, 6.2%-21.5%) and additional week-to-week increases in capacity utilization (slope change MD: 0.6%, 0.2%-0.9%), compared to Intervention 1 trends. HaH ESD referrals and capacity utilization were sustained postintervention. The proportion of provider-initiated referrals increased over time (Intervention 1: 79.4%, Intervention 2: 90.9%, postintervention: 95.2%). As HaH ESD utilization increased, we observed shorter inpatient length of stay and fewer HaH ESD encounters per visit (p < 0.01). There were small, statistically significant differences in 30-day mortality and readmission for residents of rural and socioeconomically disadvantaged areas.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Applying referral-focused provider feedback and daily eligibility reports were effective within a multicomponent approach to increase and sustain HaH ESD utilization.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : Duke Endowment
ID : 6993-SP
Informations de copyright
© 2024 Society of Hospital Medicine.
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