biostudies-literatureKowalkowski MAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityAHRQ HHSooae079https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11328531biostudies-literatureUnknown7(3)<h4>Objective</h4>Hospital at Home (HaH) programs currently lack decision support tools to help efficiently navigate the complex decision-making process surrounding HaH as a care option. We assessed user needs and perspectives to guide early prototyping and co-creation of 4PACS (Partnering Patients and Providers for Personalized Acute Care Selection), a decision support app to help patients make an informed decision when presented with discrete hospitalization options.<h4>Methods</h4>From December 2021 to January 2022, we conducted semi-structured interviews via telephone with patients and caregivers recruited from Atrium Health's HaH program and physicians and a nurse with experience referring patients to HaH. Interviews were evaluated using thematic analysis. The findings were synthesizeJAMIA openIncorporating patient, caregiver, and provider perspectives in the co-design of an app to guide Hospital at Home admission decisions: a qualitative analysis.PMC11328531R21 HS027248R21HS027248Eaton TChou SHHole CMcWilliams AKowalkowski MReeves KWMurphy SKramer JAneralla AfalseIncorporating patient, caregiver, and provider perspectives in the co-design of an app to guide Hospital at Home admission decisions: a qualitative analysis.<h4>Objective</h4>Hospital at Home (HaH) programs currently lack decision support tools to help efficiently navigate the complex decision-making process surrounding HaH as a care option. We assessed user needs and perspectives to guide early prototyping and co-creation of 4PACS (Partnering Patients and Providers for Personalized Acute Care Selection), a decision support app to help patients make an informed decision when presented with discrete hospitalization options.<h4>Methods</h4>From December 2021 to January 2022, we conducted semi-structured interviews via telephone with patients and caregivers recruited from Atrium Health's HaH program and physicians and a nurse with experience referring patients to HaH. Interviews were evaluated using thematic analysis. The findings were synthesize2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Oct2026-06-05T06:26:04.619Z2024-12-03T19:35:49.23ZS-EPMC113285313915604710.1093/jamiaopen/ooae079