The Ambulatory Integration of the Medical and Social (AIMS) model: A retrospective evaluation

Jeannine M. Rowe; Victoria M. Rizzo; Gayle Shier Kricke; Kate Krajci; Grisel Rodriguez-Morales; Michelle Newman; Robyn Golden

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The Ambulatory Integration of the Medical and Social (AIMS) model: A retrospective evaluation

Jeannine M. Rowe^*, Victoria M. Rizzo, Gayle Shier Kricke, Kate Krajci, Grisel Rodriguez-Morales, Michelle Newman, Robyn Golden

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An exploratory, retrospective evaluation of Ambulatory Integration of the Medical and Social (AIMS), a care coordination model designed to integrate medical and non-medical needs of patients and delivered exclusively by social workers was conducted to examine mean utilization of costly health care services for older adult patients. Results reveal mean utilization of 30-day hospital readmissions, emergency department (ED) visits, and hospital admissions are significantly lower for the study sample compared to the larger patient population. Comparisons with national population statistics reveal significantly lower mean utilization of 30-day admissions and ED visits for the study sample. The findings offer preliminary support regarding the value of AIMS.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	347-361
Number of pages	15
Journal	Social Work in Health Care
Volume	55
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2016.1164269
State	Published - May 27 2016

Keywords

Care coordination
health care utilization
primary care
social workers

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Community and Home Care
Psychiatry and Mental health

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