Defining and Validating Criteria to Identify Populations Who May Benefit From Home-Based Primary Care

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ID9101344
AutoresMaggie R Salinger (0000-0002-7972-7071, Providence College, autor de correspondencia), Katherine Ornstein (0000-0001-6270-4423, Johns Hopkins University), Katherine A Ornstein (Johns Hopkins University), Hannah Kleijwegt (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai), Abraham A Brody (0000-0002-3405-7043, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care, HIGN, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY), Bruce Leff (0000-0003-1714-7458, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, autor de correspondencia), Harriet Mather (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai), Jennifer Reckrey (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai), Jennifer M Reckrey (0000-0001-8904-8200, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai), Christine S Ritchie (0000-0002-4881-9416, Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA)
Año2025
Volumen63
Número1
Páginas27-37
Fecha de publicación2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMedical Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948
EditorialOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1097/mlr.0000000000002085
PMID39404637
OpenAlexW4403429411
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas31

BACKGROUND: Home-based primary care (HBPC) is an important care delivery model for high-need older adults. Currently, target patient populations vary across HBPC programs, hindering expansion and large-scale evaluation. OBJECTIVES: Develop and validate criteria that identify appropriate HBPC target populations. RESEARCH DESIGN: A modified Delphi process was used to achieve expert consensus on criteria for identifying HBPC target populations. All criteria were defined and validated using linked data from Medicare claims and the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) (cohort n=21,727). Construct validation involved assessing demographics and health outcomes/expenditures for selected criteria. SUBJECTS: Delphi panelists (n=29) represented diverse professional perspectives. Criteria were validated on community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries (age ≥70) enrolled in NHATS. MEASURES: Criteria were selected via Delphi questionnaires. For construct validation, sociodemographic characteristics of Medicare beneficiaries were self-reported in NHATS, and annual health care expenditures and mortality were obtained via linked Medicare claims. RESULTS: Panelists proposed an algorithm of criteria for HBPC target populations that included indicators for serious illness, functional impairment, and social isolation. The algorithm's Delphi-selected criteria applied to 16.8% of Medicare beneficiaries. These HBPC target populations had higher annual health care costs [Med (IQR): $10,851 (3316, 31,556) vs. $2830 (913, 9574)] and higher 12-month mortality [15% (95% CI: 14, 17) vs. 5% (95% CI: 4, 5)] compared with the total validation cohort. CONCLUSIONS: We developed and validated an algorithm to define target populations for HBPC, which suggests a need for increased HBPC availability. By enabling objective identification of unmet demands for HBPC access or resources, this algorithm can foster robust evaluation and equitable expansion of HBPC

Cohort · Cohort study · Construct (python library) · Delphi method · Demographics · Family medicine · Geography · Health care · Primary care · Scale (ratio) · Chronic Disease Management Strategies · Computer Science · Demography · Frailty in Older Adults · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Gerontology