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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedFraze TK, Beidler LB, Briggs ADM
'Eyes in the home': ACOs use home visits to improve care management, identify needs, and reduce hospital use.
Researchers used national survey data from physician practices and accountable care organizations (ACOs), paired with qualitative interviews, to learn about home visiting programs. They found that interviewed ACOs reported using home visits as part of care management and care transitions programs as well as to evaluate patients' home environments and identify needs, most often using nonphysician staff. Further, home visit implementation for some types of patients can be challenging because of barriers related to reimbursement, staffing, and resources.
AHRQ-funded; HS024075.
Citation: Fraze TK, Beidler LB, Briggs ADM .
'Eyes in the home': ACOs use home visits to improve care management, identify needs, and reduce hospital use.
Health Aff 2019 Jun;38(6):1021-27. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00003..
Keywords: Transitions of Care, Home Healthcare, Healthcare Delivery, Care Management
Patil SJ, Koopman RJ, Belden J
The role of home BP monitoring: answers to 10 common questions.
This review examines what role home blood-pressure monitoring (HBPM) should take in the management of patients with hypertension. The answers to ten evidence-based questions, with reference to USPSTF recommendations, are used to provide insight. These questions include: Can HPBM be used to confirm a hypertension diagnosis? What are the diagnostic and treatment targets for HBPM? Does HBPM improve control of hypertension? Does HBPM help improve medication adherence? Does HBPM improve BP outcomes?
AHRQ-funded; HS023328.
Citation: Patil SJ, Koopman RJ, Belden J .
The role of home BP monitoring: answers to 10 common questions.
J Fam Pract 2019 Jan/Feb;68(1):29-33..
Keywords: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Blood Pressure, Home Healthcare, Evidence-Based Practice, Care Management, Guidelines
Werner NE, Malkana S, Gurses AP
Toward a process-level view of distributed healthcare tasks: medication management as a case study.
Researchers aimed to highlight the importance of using a process-level view in analyzing distributed healthcare tasks through a case study analysis of medication management (MM). Their findings identified key cross-system characteristics not observable at the task-level: (1) identification of emergent properties (e.g., role ambiguity, loosely-coupled teams performing MM) and associated barriers; and (2) examination of barrier propagation across system boundaries.
AHRQ-funded; HS022916.
Citation: Werner NE, Malkana S, Gurses AP .
Toward a process-level view of distributed healthcare tasks: medication management as a case study.
Appl Ergon 2017 Nov;65:255-68. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2017.06.020.
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Keywords: Care Management, Elderly, Home Healthcare, Medication, Transitions of Care