Primary Care First: Foster Independence, Reward Outcomes
Apr 22, 2019  |  cms.gov Primary Care First is a set of voluntary five-year payment model options that reward value and quality by offering innovative payment model structures to support delivery of advanced primary care. In response to input from primary care clinician...
April 23rd, 2019
Categories: Benefits of HBPC
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HHS To Deliver Value-Based Transformation in Primary Care
Apr 22, 2019  |  cms.gov The CMS Primary Cares Initiative to Empower Patients and Providers to Drive Better Value and Results Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema...
April 22nd, 2019
Categories: Benefits of HBPC, Events, Practice Management
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Visit HCCI at AGS19
If you’re planning to attend the American Geriatrics Society 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting, May 2-4 in Portland, Oregon, make plans to stop by the Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI) exhibit booth #317.  Staff from HCCI will be on hand to answer your questions about home-based primary care (house...
April 18th, 2019
Categories: Benefits of HBPC, Events, Training & Education
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Amazon Prepares to Strategically Disrupt Healthcare Market
Thomasnet.com  |  Staff writer  |  April 10, 2019 Amazon has recently taken a series of significant steps to strategically position itself to disrupt the U.S. health sector. The retail giant has a number of advantages that will accelerate its entry into...
April 18th, 2019
Categories: Benefits of HBPC
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Home-based tools can help assess dementia risk and progression
  Technologies may save time, money and make it easier for more people to participate in needed clinical trials ScienceDaily.com Date: March 29, 2019 Source: University of California – San Diego Summary: Researchers report on a novel four-year, randomized clinical trial evaluating different home-based methods to assess...
April 9th, 2019
Categories: Benefits of HBPC
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Rise in House Call Medicine in Australia Highlights International Resurgence of Medical Home Visits
LOS ANGELES, March 23, 2019 — A March 1 article on Thrive Global reported on a survey done in Australia that found a rise in doctor home visits. The survey showed over a quarter of after-hour services were through house...
March 28th, 2019
Categories: Benefits of HBPC
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I Heart House Calls – K. Eric De Jonge, M.D.
“I Heart House Calls” is a web series produced by the Home Centered Care Institute that features stories told by the people of home-based primary care, those who provide house calls and those who have experienced their life-affirming impact. In this special two-part webisode, K. Eric De Jonge, M.D.,...
March 4th, 2019
Categories: Benefits of HBPC, Caregiver Stories
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I Heart House Calls – Tom Cornwell, M.D.
“I Heart House Calls” is a web series produced by the Home Centered Care Institute that features stories told by the people of home-based primary care, those who provide house calls and those who have experienced their life-affirming impact. In this webisode, Tom Cornwell, M.D., the CEO of...
February 26th, 2019
Categories: Benefits of HBPC
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Heal CEO Sees Doctor House Calls as the Future of Medicine
Heal Chief Executive Officer Nick Desai and Chairman Paul Jacobs discuss the startup’s mission to enable doctors in making house calls. They speak with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang on “Bloomberg Technology.” (Source: Bloomberg)...
January 22nd, 2019
Categories: Benefits of HBPC
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Kristofer Smith, MD, talks HBPC, Better Outcomes, and a Financially Stable Model
HCCI sat down with Dr. Smith recently at the recent American Academy of Home Care Medicine Annual Meeting. He shared why he’s so optimistic for the field of home-based primary care (HBPC). We also enjoyed hearing the story of how he became involved in the field. Dr. Smith is rather...
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