Table 1.
Practice | Region of United States | Organizational structure | Team composition | Practice sizea | Patient average age | Provide urgent care |
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1 | Northeast | House calls program integrated within an academic hospital system | Medical doctors, geriatrician fellow, transition nurse, coordinator | Small | 77 | No, but provide phone consultation and triage |
2 | Southwest | In home telehealth patient monitoring program as part of a non-profit healthcare system | Medical doctors, health coaches, nurses | Small | 70 | No |
3 | Northeast | House calls program integrated within an academic hospital system | Medical doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, social worker | Small | 85 | Yes |
4 | Northeast | House calls program integrated within an academic hospital system | Medical doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, medical coordinators, social workers, coder/biller | Large | 82 | Yes |
5 | West | Independent non-profit HBPC practice | Medical doctors, nurse practitioners, transition nurse, coder/biller, social worker, practice coordinator | Large | 79 | Yes |
6 | Pacific Northwest, Midwest, Southwest, Southeast | For-profit central service model with call center and independent regional offices | Medical doctors, nurses, practice coordinator, social worker, medical assistant, coder/biller | Large | 74 | Yes |
aPractice size categorized as Small = ≤ 600 patients or Large = > 600 patients