--- title: "Hospital at Home Model: A Year of Growth | Vision to Virtual" description: The Allina team share best practices for critical components to launching a hospital at home program & assessing program success --- VISION TO VIRTUAL # Hospital at Home Model: A Year of Growth Download the Slide Deck × ### Hospital at Home Model: A Year of Growth To address hospital capacity, limited resources, and staffing constraints, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) supported hospitals and health systems in creating Hospital at Home care programs. One year later, we check-in with the team at Allina Health to explore how their program has matured and expanded. During this session, the Allina team share best practices for clinician buy-in, partnership development, and data collection—critical components to launching a hospital at home program and assessing program success. ![rachel-kuhnly-v2v-22-1-01 (1)](https://www.healthrecoverysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Vision%20to%20Virtual/V2V%202022/Speakers/rachel-kuhnly-v2v-22-1-01%20(1).png?width=175&height=175&name=rachel-kuhnly-v2v-22-1-01%20(1).png) ### Rachel Kuhnly Manager of Population Health Operations Allina Health ![rachel-kuhnly-v2v-22-1-01 (1)](https://www.healthrecoverysolutions.com/hubfs/Vision%20to%20Virtual/V2V%202022/Speakers/rachel-kuhnly-v2v-22-1-01%20(1).png) ### Rachel Kuhnly Manager of Population Health Operations Allina Health [**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelkuhnly/) Rachel received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire with a focus on long-term care. Miss Kuhnly desired to enable improvement across the care continuum and pursued her Master’s at the University of Minnesotaʼs MHA program. After graduation, she completed a year-long fellowship at Allina Health under Dr. Penny Wheeler. During her fellowship, the pandemic started and she quickly worked with Julia Crist (among many others!) to stand up a Hospital at Home model for Allina Health. Now, Miss Kuhnly is the Manager of Population Health Operations, where she continues to oversee the program development and operations. ** ![Rivard_Rachel-V2V](https://www.healthrecoverysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Vision%20to%20Virtual/V2V%202022/Speakers/Rivard_Rachel-V2V.png?width=175&height=175&name=Rivard_Rachel-V2V.png) ### Dr. Rachel Rivard-Horejsi Physician Allina Health ![julia-crist-v2v-22-1-01 (1)](https://www.healthrecoverysolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Vision%20to%20Virtual/V2V%202022/Speakers/julia-crist-v2v-22-1-01%20(1).png?width=175&height=175&name=julia-crist-v2v-22-1-01%20(1).png) ### Julia Crist VP of Home and Community Services Allina Health ![julia-crist-v2v-22-1-01 (1)](https://www.healthrecoverysolutions.com/hubfs/Vision%20to%20Virtual/V2V%202022/Speakers/julia-crist-v2v-22-1-01%20(1).png) ### Julia Crist VP of Home and Community Services Allina Health [**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliacrist/) Julia Crist is a leader in post-acute and value-based care models for seniors. In her current role as Vice President of Home and Community Services at Allina Health in Minneapolis Minnesota, Miss Crist leads operations and strategy for several service lines, including; home health, hospice, community geriatric medicine, palliative care and durable medical equipment. She is passionate about driving change in healthcare to reduce cost, improve outcomes, and serve patients and families in accordance with their wishes. Miss Crist holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Master’s in Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota. ** ## Other Sessions > ### Keynote: Shaping the future of Care Delivery > > For our keynote presentation, HRS was thrilled to welcome Kali Durgampudi, Chief Technology Officer at Zelis. Kali shared both his professional experience in health technology and his personal experiences moving to the US in his early 20s to shed light on the progression of technology over the last few decades and share exciting innovations that will change the way we travel the world, interact with one another, and deliver care to patients and families. > > [View Now](https://www.healthrecoverysolutions.com/vision-to-virtual-2022/keynote-shaping-the-future-of-care-delivery) > ### Hospice & Palliative Care Services: The Case for RPM and Telehealth > > Telehealth and RPM services allow clinicians to monitor symptoms, manage patient pain, and provide families with educational resources all to keep patients enrolled on hospice services, out of the hospital, and with their loved ones. > > During this session, presenters share best practices for using telehealth and RPM in hospice and palliative care settings. > > [Watch Now](https://www.healthrecoverysolutions.com/vision-to-virtual-2022/hospice-palliative-care-services-the-case-for-rpm-and-telehealth) > ### Critical Components to Ensure RPM Utilization > > Why is utilization important? What impacts utilization and what does it tell me about my RPM program? How does my team improve our utilization? > > During this panel discussion, the Health Recovery Solutions Clinical Services team sat down with HRS partners and clients to discuss the key components that impact utilization. > > [Watch Now](https://www.healthrecoverysolutions.com/vision-to-virtual-2022/critical-components-to-ensure-rpm-utilization) > ### Preparing for the Transition: Home Health Value Based Purchasing > > In just a few short months, CMS' Home Health Value Based Purchasing program will take effect. Charles Breznicky, SimiTree,  introduces the biggest changes taking effect in January 2023, the metrics agencies will be evaluated on, and how digital health platforms can support home health agencies in this new age of value based care. > > [Watch Now](https://www.healthrecoverysolutions.com/vision-to-virtual-2022/preparing-for-the-transition-home-health-value-based-purchasing) > ### A Post-COVID World: Pivoting RPM and Telehealth Programs > > During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare organizations received funding for and made substantial investments in RPM. As we begin to move beyond the pandemic, how can organizations pivot their existing telehealth and RPM programs to address the most pressing challenges in healthcare—financial risk, staffing limitations, and capacity constraints. > > [Watch Now](https://www.healthrecoverysolutions.com/vision-to-virtual-2022/a-post-covid-world-pivoting-rpm-and-telehealth-programs-vision-to-virtual) > ### Creating Efficiencies through EMR Integrations > > During this session, hear how Health Recovery Solutions partners are levering their EMR integration to share patient data and updates with clinicians, support billing for RPM services, reduce documentation, and provide real-time medication updates to patients and their caregivers. > > [Watch Now](https://www.healthrecoverysolutions.com/vision-to-virtual-2022/creating-efficiencies-through-emr-integrations) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "VideoObject", "caption" : { "@type" : "MediaObject", "contentUrl" : "https://www.healthrecoverysolutions.com/media-transcripts/85626434967/en.vtt", "inLanguage" : "en", "name" : "en Captions" }, "contentUrl" : "https://4064170.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/4064170/Vision%20to%20Virtual/V2V%202022/Videos/Vision%20to%20Virtual%20-%20Hospital%20at%20Home.mp4", "dateModified" : "2025-07-31T17:19:12.162Z", "duration" : "PT46M21.784S", "height" : 1080, "name" : "Vision to Virtual - Hospital at Home", "thumbnailUrl" : "https://4064170.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/4064170/Vision%20to%20Virtual/V2V%202022/Videos/Vision%20to%20Virtual%20-%20Hospital%20at%20Home.mp4/medium.jpg?t=1753982352162", "uploadDate" : "2022-09-21T16:05:54.104Z", "width" : 1920 } ``` ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "Organization", "address" : { "@type" : "PostalAddress", "addressCountry" : "United States", "addressLocality" : "Hoboken", "addressRegion" : "NJ", "postalCode" : "07030", "streetAddress" : "50 Harrison St. Suite 310" }, "alternateName" : "HRS", "areaServed" : { "@type" : "GeoCircle", "geoMidpoint" : { "@type" : "GeoCoordinates", "latitude" : "40.737290", "longitude" : "-74.043280" }, "geoRadius" : "150 km" }, "description" : "Changing patient behavior, reducing readmissions, and decreasing costs by providing patients and providers with the most advanced telehealth and remote patient monitoring solutions.", "email" : "info@healthrecoverysolutions.com", "image" : "https://www.healthrecoverysolutions.com/hubfs/2020-category-leader-remote-patient-monitoring.svg", "logo" : "https://www.healthrecoverysolutions.com/hubfs/Logos%202026/HRS_PFF_Full_Vector%20Logo.png", "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://www.healthrecoverysolutions.com/vision-to-virtual-2022/hospital-at-home-model-a-year-of-growth", "@type" : "WebPage", "description" : "The Allina team share best practices for critical components to launching a hospital at home program & assessing program success" }, "naics" : "423450", "name" : "Health Recovery Solutions", "sameAs" : [ "https://www.facebook.com/healthrecoverysolutions", "https://twitter.com/healthrecovery1", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/health-recovery-solutions", "https://www.instagram.com/healthrecoverysolutions" ], "telephone" : "", "url" : "https://www.healthrecoverysolutions.com/" } ```