Each year the Hospital at Home Users Group brings together clinicians and leaders to forge connections and build the field. The 2024 Users Group Virtual Annual Meeting–Down to the (Waiver) Wire: What’s Next for Hospital at Home?–continues this tradition at an uncertain moment as the future of the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver hangs in the balance.
Down to the (Waiver) Wire, scheduled for October 17th, is the nation’s most comprehensive digital HaH conference. Our programming includes an up-to-the-minute policy update, provocative keynotes from healthcare thought leaders Drs. Mona Siddiqui and Anupam Jena, a field literature review, debates, presentations of cutting-edge research, awards showcasing the best of the HaH community, and more.
This year, Down to the (Waiver) Wire will feature two concurrent tracks for developing and experienced programs. Each session will be packed with practical advice for your program, followed by Q&A.
CME is available for all attendees.
Additional details about our Annual Meeting speakers and sessions will be announced in the coming weeks – join our mailing list so you don’t miss any updates.
We are proud to partner with the American Academy of Home Care Medicine (AAHCM) to make October Hospital at Home Month! If you want to continue your digital HaH conference experience in-person, register for the AAHCM Annual Meeting in Phoenix on October 18th and 19th. More details in the “HaH at AAHCM” tab below.
Contribute to the Users Group Annual Meeting!
The Hospital at Home Users Group Virtual Annual Meeting 2024 seeks to feature HaH leaders from around the country–and that means you! There are so many ways that you can be involved and showcase your exciting work on Hospital at Home. Submit a poster abstract, award nomination or photo/video today!
If you have any questions, please reach out to Gabi Schiller at gabrielle.schiller@mssm.edu.
Awards
We are calling for nominations for Clinician of the Year and Program of the Year Awards!
The Hospital at Home Clinician of the Year Award recognizes a clinician who has made outstanding contributions to the delivery of quality Hospital at Home care. The Hospital at Home Clinician of the Year is someone who has gone above and beyond in delivering care and/or building and improving a hospital at home program. A clinician may be defined to include physicians, paramedics, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, nurses, social workers, skilled therapists. The recipient must deliver care in a Hospital at Home Users Group member program (see website for a list of member sites).
The Hospital at Home Program of the Year Award recognizes an exceptional hospital at home program that has demonstrated innovative approaches and sustained excellence in the delivery of hospital at home care. Again, the recipient program must be a member program of the Hospital at Home Users Group (see website for a list of member sites).
Nominations for the Clinician & Program of the Year Awards are due by July 15th, 5 pm EST.
Photo & video contest
We are always looking for new ways to show the impact that hospital at home has on patients, clinicians, and communities. Please submit a photo or video for the 2024 Photo and Video Contest that captures the power of this model by July 15th, 5 pm ET. We look forward to seeing your submissions.
poster abstracts
To contribute to the Users Group Annual Meeting’s program, we invite you to submit a poster abstract in one (or more) of three categories:
- Research
- Clinical Vignette
- Single Practice Innovation
Scientific abstracts should present the results of purposeful and systematic research aimed at better understanding the field of home-based medical care (e.g. epidemiological investigations). These abstracts must have replicable methods, clear analytic approaches, and data for presentation.
Clinical abstracts should be either clinical vignettes (e.g. unusual clinical findings) or practice innovations (e.g. operational improvements). Practice innovations should provide replicable ideas for implementation at other home-based medical care practices.
Those that submit the best abstracts in each category will be invited present their poster at our Annual Meeting and/or to make a poster available to view during the conference and on our website after the meeting.
Those who wish to submit an abstract are not required to attend the Annual Meeting. Please note, if you have already submitted a poster to the AAHCM Annual Meeting, you can resubmit it here.
The deadline for all submissions is July 15th, 5pm EST.
Keynote Speakers
2024 Hospital at Home Users Group Annual Meeting Program
Secure your spot!
Registration for Down to the (Waiver) Wire is now open! Click here to register, or keep reading below for further instructions.
The individual rate is $200/person. If you are a member of the American Academy of Home Care Medicine, you can receive a $50 discount.
There is also a group rate (for five or more attendees from the same institution) of $150/person. See below for further instructions. Note: the group discount cannot be applied retroactively. If you intend to register as part of a group, please ensure you have secured your code before you register.
Registration Deadline: Online registration will close on Monday, October 14 at 5 pm ET. For last minute registration after this date, please contact gabrielle.schiller@mssm.edu.
If you have any questions about registration, please contact info@aahcm.org.
Individual Registration
- Click here.
- Login to your AAHCM memberclicks account (“Existing Users”) or create a “New User” account to register.
- At the top of the next page, click REGISTER YOURSELF and a form will appear below. Enter your FIRST NAME and LAST NAME, then indicate whether or not you are registering as part of a group. (If you are registering as part of a group, you will need to enter your group code upon checkout. If you do not have a group code, please contact info@aahcm.org BEFORE completing your registration.)
- Under Meeting Participation, ensure the “Hospital at Home Virtual Annual Meeting Registration – $200.00” option is selected.
- Populate the form with your information. Click to acknowledge the Cancellation Policy, then hit NEXT.
- On the following page, you will have the opportunity to input a discount code. Confirm your order and information. Click NEXT.
- Select how you would like to pay. If you choose the “Invoice me” option payment is required within 30 days; the “Pay now” option requires a credit card.
- You will then be directed to a confirmation page and receive a confirmation email with the amount paid and/or remaining balance.
Group Registration
- Create your group – this is defined as five or more attendees from the same institution.
- Contact info@aahcm.org. Our partners at AAHCM will give you a special code that you can distribute to members of your group to use when they register individually. Or, if you prefer to register all of the members of your group at once, our AAHCM colleagues will work with you directly to do that.
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF HOME CARE MEDICINE
As in years past, the HaH Users Group Annual Meeting will be a virtual pre-conference for the in-person American Academy of Home Care Medicine Annual Meeting, which will be held October 18-19 in Phoenix, Arizona.