No Place Like Home: House Calls Enable Homebound Older Adults To Receive Care During COVID-19
National nonprofit equips healthcare providers and practices with resources to provide home-based primary care SCHAUMBURG, IL | Dec. 3, 2020 | PRNewswire Primary care "house calls," in which clinicians deliver care directly in a patient's home, can be a critical lifeline for homebound older adults, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. With at least two million
Coordinating Acute/Urgent Visits
Coordinating acute or urgent visit requests in an HBPC practice is essential to helping medically complex patients avoid hospitalizations and unnecessary emergency department (ED) visits. Consider these strategies for taking unexpected schedule changes in stride: Develop a clear system for triaging patients to ensure the appropriate clinical staff member is evaluating the patient’s needs and