A Framework for Scaling Hospital at Home within Health Systems to Improve High-Quality and High-Value Inpatient Care

Hospital-level care that meets patients at home—now at system scale. In this on‑demand course, you will build capacity for decentralized inpatient services, define who qualifies for Hospital at Home (HaH) and how teams engage executives and clinicians, and design quality‑improvement routines to improve access and equity, safety and reliability, experience, and affordability. Apply practical tools to scale units confidently and deliver higher‑value inpatient care.

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Availability

On-Demand

Expires on Apr 30, 2027

Cost

Member: $0.00

Non-Member: $55.00

Credit Offered

0.75 CME Credit

0.75 ABIM-MOC Point

0.75 Participation Credit

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Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, learners should be able to:

Build Capacity of Healthcare Delivery Organizations and Healthcare Workforce through the Decentralized Care Model of Hospital at Home.
Improve the Value of Inpatient Care through Improved Quality and Reduced Cost by Scaling Hospital at Home Inpatient Units.
Define Strategies for HaH Patient Identification, Engagement of Hospital Executive Leaders and Frontline Clinicians in Implementation of Hospital at Home Programs.
Define Means of Quality Improvement within a Decentralized Hospital at Home Unit for key pillars of the Hospital at Home Quality Framework - Access & Equity, Safety & Reliability, Engagement & Experience, Cost & Affordability.

Faculty

Gregory Snyder
Richard Rothman
Olukemi Akande

Faculty Disclosures
The individuals in control of content for this activity have no relevant relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies to disclose unless listed here. Any relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of this activity.

Accreditation Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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