Budget Impact Analysis of a Home-Based Nutrition Program for Adults at Risk for Malnutrition.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital-based, nutrition-focused interventions have significantly lowered the cost-associated burden of poor nutrition through a reduction in healthcare resource utilization (HCRU). However, for patients at risk for poor nutrition who receive nutritional care at home, limited evidence exists on the economic impact of nutrition-focused interventions.

Objective

To estimate the 30-day cost-savings associated with an at-home nutrition-focused quality improvement program in the postacute care setting for patients at risk for poor nutrition from the perspective of a hospital system.

Methods

We compared the HCRU of 1546 patients enrolled in a quality improvement program during 1 year versus 7413 patients in a pre-program historical cohort who received care during

SUBMITTER: Sulo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7370826 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature