The Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI) is a microcosm of the larger trend that is home-based primary care. This type of care is proliferating across the U.S., as is HCCI. The organization’s Illinois House Call Project launched in the spring of 2022 with a goal of serving 3,000 new patients in their homes over the […]
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After nine months of the public health emergency, a major breakthrough took place last week when Pfizer announced that one of its experimental COVID-19 vaccines was more than 90% effective in trials. Similarly promising results from a Moderna vaccine soon followed. Both vaccines still need to be authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food […]
While home-based primary care interest and availability has steadily increased over the past few years, the model has yet to reach a true tipping point. As a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency, however, the U.S. health care system is becoming more decentralized. That shift, in turn, is opening up the door for a […]
Home health providers aren’t the only ones trying to push complex care further into the home. As hospices seek new ways to engage patients further upstream, a rising number are diversifying their services to include home-based primary care, along with palliative care and other models. Evidence indicates that these primary care programs carry substantial benefits […]
A huge gap exists between the need for home-based medical care and what is actually being provided to frail older adults, especially in rural areas, a new study has found. There also appear to be significant disparities in access to home-based care between male and female patients as well. The study was published in the […]
Home-based primary care is a huge money saver for Medicare, and its advocates are pushing for the Independence at Home (IAH) program to become permanent, with a few changes. IAH is a demonstration project from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) that is testing the delivery of primary care services at home. Selected […]
The talent shortage in the home health sector has been a grim reality haunting many agencies, and if the industry doesn’t do anything to attract more frontline caregivers, the shortage will cause more than just a hiring issue, as illustrated in a recent piece in the New York Times. Numerous economic factors contribute to this […]
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