Moving Health Home

The Washington Post: From the ER to your house: Why hospitals are treating patients at home Fenit Nirappil The hospital-at-home movement has proliferated during the past decade, reshaping how acute care is delivered and health systems are financed. But nurses and others raise concerns about whether health companies will shutter or gut hospitals and deprive patients of regular, immediate in-person care. If Congress does not act before the end of the year, patients cared for #athome through these programs must be discharged or returned to the hospital on December 31, 2024. https://lnkd.in/gGzqPWJU

Lee Health And Biofourmis Launch Hospital At Home Program Learn more & get our take 👇 https://lnkd.in/gfG-ZM4T “Improving patient experience and supporting an environment that best promotes a patient’s health and well-being is of utmost importance for Lee Health.” – Jennifer Higgins DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer at Lee Health “Providing a reliable and seamless experience is paramount to adoption of these care-at-home models.” – Maulik Majmudar, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at Biofourmis and CopilotIQ #SoHCNews

Moving Health Home joined 35 groups from across the health care continuum in a letter to Congress. The letter, led by National Home Infusion Association, calls on congressional leaders to advance the Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act (S. 1976/H.R. 4104) and increase #access to #home infusion therapy for Medicare beneficiaries. https://lnkd.in/gYV3YDKJ

Modern Healthcare: SSM Health expands #homebased care programs with Inbound Health Diane Eastabrook SSM Health and healthcare technology company Inbound Health expanded an at-home healthcare partnership at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin to include hospital-level care at home. SSM Health joins 373 other health systems nationwide with waivers from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to offer hospital-level care at home. The waiver expires at the end of December unless Congress extends it or makes it permanent. Inbound Health, a member of Moving Health Home, provides technology, as well as operational and clinical services to health systems offering care to patients at home. https://lnkd.in/gZUu7uNU

Happy Halloween from the MHH team! Confused about the end of year state of play for the hospital at home waiver? No tricks here! We break it down for you: The House Ways and Means Committee advanced a legislative package, which includes the five-year extension of the hospital at home waiver in May. In September, the House Energy & Commerce Committee advanced its legislative package, which also includes the five-year extension, out of Committee. ⏭️What's Next?⏭️ Both House committees are working to resolve any differences between its respective bill text, both which include the five-year extension. After resolving differences, the final bill will head to the House for consideration. The Senate, on a separate timeline, still needs to undergo its own process. Join the movement to break down barriers to #careinthehome! Learn more about Moving Health Home: https://lnkd.in/e3-YrTmc

A recent study by Inbound Health found that patients discharged to acute and post-acute care-at-home programs experienced an average reduction in hospital stays of one day compared to traditional hospital care. For conditions like sepsis and respiratory failure, the reduction was up to two days. https://lnkd.in/gCRhUmpE

Home Health Care News: Study Shows Caregivers, Patients Prefer Hospital-At-Home Model https://lnkd.in/gZ3BK4fi Audrie Martin, M.A. The rise of in-home alternatives to traditional hospital care is raising concerns about the potential strain these models may place on family caregivers. Under the hospital-at-home (HaH) model, it is essential to ensure that caregivers are not inadvertently overwhelmed with additional tasks and responsibilities that exceed their capacity and resources. Moving Health Home member DispatchHealth recently conducted a study analyzing the impact of the HaH model on caregivers’ lives and well-being. Roughly 95% of respondents strongly preferred in-home care over the traditional hospital setting, with 68% stating a solid preference for hospital-level care in the home. “Home care elevates the quality of life across the board,” Patrick Kneeland said. “Whether it’s being surrounded by loved ones, keeping pets nearby, or creating a care plan that fits the patient’s day-to-day reality. It’s about making care more personal and realistic, which patients and caregivers appreciate the most.”

Solutions to the hospital discharge crisis will require creativity and collaboration from stakeholders across the health care continuum. During an ATI Advisory event on the hospital discharge crisis, experts explored opportunities for health care leaders to expand post-acute capacity and prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and mentioned MHH's ongoing policy work! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gmWqpSQF

Barron's: Harris Wants More Senior Care in the Home Joe Light Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday unveiled a proposal that the campaign says will allow more seniors to age at home. Last year, Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) introduced a bill that would permit Medicare to pay for up to 12 hours a week of personal-care services for up to 90 days a year. https://lnkd.in/eyEBsAZP Among the bill’s supporters is Moving Health Home. “We are thrilled” with the new plan, said Krista Drobac, who founded the group and has lobbied Congress on its behalf. “To achieve the goal of giving patients the option to receive expanded care at home, personal-care services are essential, especially for those who do not have a full-time family caregiver,” Drobac wrote in an email. https://lnkd.in/dBu-_ymX

Politics aside, this could be huge, and is desperately needed. The Well Home Moving Health Home Krista Drobac "Harris proposes help for the 'sandwich generation': a Medicare benefit for home care" https://lnkd.in/eWxSR33g