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Association of Costs and Days at Home With Transfer Hospital in Home

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Key Points Question Is transfer hospital in home (T-HIH) associated with increased days at home without being associated with increased costs? Findings In this quality improvement study, T-HIH was significantly… Click to show full abstract

Key Points Question Is transfer hospital in home (T-HIH) associated with increased days at home without being associated with increased costs? Findings In this quality improvement study, T-HIH was significantly associated with 18% more days at home and significantly less posthospital nursing home use but was not associated with increased Veterans Affairs or Medicare costs. Meaning These findings suggest that T-HIH provides benefits to patients, payers, and health care systems.

Keywords: hospital home; home; transfer hospital; days home; associated increased

Journal Title: JAMA Network Open
Year Published: 2021

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