Councils
Overview
Councils are a key part of the Users Group’s efforts to advance the field of acute care at home. These membership-driven entities support the development and improvement of Hospital at Home programs, create a supportive policy environment, and address key issues in the field.
There are currently four Users Group councils:
Payment and Regulatory
This open group provides expertise on policy-based issues, meets regularly with the Users Group’s health policy consultants, and fosters relationships between the HaH Users Group and health system government affairs officers.
Led by Drs. Linda DeCherrie, Pippa Shulman, and Al Siu.
Practice Standards
This Council is concerned with the development and distribution of practice standards. Currently, they have conducted a nationwide practice standards survey, published a manuscript and associated standards for the field, and are in the process of creating a version 2.0 of these standards.
Led by Drs. Bruce Leff, David Levine, and Stephanie Murphy.
Quality Indicators
This group is building a Minimum Data Set of patient and safety data for HaH programs. The Council is engaging with User Group sites to join the national data collection effort, and the Council’s members will assist with analyzing data and writing up the abstract/manuscript.
Led by Drs. Linda DeCherrie, Mike Lee, David Levine and Constantinos (Taki) Michaelidis.
Technology
This group provides thought leadership on how to best develop and employ technology to deliver the highest quality and most efficient HaH care. The Council’s efforts – guided by an overarching focus of advancing tech equity – include developing technology guidelines in key areas and working with industry and academia to develop HaH-specific products/services to expand the model’s scope.
Led by Drs. Jared Conley and David Levine.
Want to create a new council?
First, fill out this application and submit it to info@hahusersgroup.org with the subject line “New Council Proposal.” The application will be reviewed by the Users Group leadership and applicants will be notified of the approval status within four weeks of submission.
Next steps will depend on whether it is an open or closed group. If closed, the new council leaders will work with the Users Group to staff the group. A call for applications will be put out to the community, followed by a review of the submissions by the council leaders.
If you have any questions, please email us at info@hahusersgroup.org.