Date: 6|9|2024 The newly announced HCCI & Elea Institute Innovation Award program is intended to support Illinois-based palliative care organizations in implementing Chronic Care Management
Date: 2|26|2024 Home-centered care practices and organizations live in a data-driven world. And whether your practice is just getting started, looking to grow, or already
In September, Dr. Paul Chiang, Senior Medical and Practice Advisor, HCCI, and Medical Director, Northwestern Medicine HomeCare Physicians, and Rebecca Ramsay, MPH, BSN, Chief Executive
Date: 6|1|2023 At the annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, May 4-6 in Long Beach, California, Dr. Paul Chiang, Senior Medical and Practice
Date: 4|28|2023 Are you a home-centered care medical provider running your own practice, while needing to sift through pages of Centers for Medicare &
Date: 11|30|2022 Paul Wallace, MD Medical Director and Primary Care Physician, Insight Home Physicians About Dr. Wallace After 16 years as a hospitalist in San
Date: 11|30|2022 Michael Kingan, DNP, APRN-BC, CWOCN About Kingan Kingan is a nurse practitioner with Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore providing home-based primary medical care to
Date: 11|17|2022 Compared to the general population, homebound patients are more vulnerable to mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and cognitive impairment. In
Date: 11|17|2022 Michael Helle, NRP/CCP/FP-C, MHA, MBA Director, Clinical Programs – Office of Population Health University of California, San Francisco About Helle Helle serves as
Date: 11|17|2022 James Ellison, MD, MPH Director, Swank Center for Memory Care and Geriatric Consultation, ChristianaCare About Dr. Ellison A recognized clinician, researcher, and educator
Date: 11|17|2022 Daniel J. Kim, MD About Dr. Kim As an internal medicine specialist and geriatrician at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Dr. Kim provides
Date: 11|11|2022 Amanda Tufano, MHA, FACHE, FACMPE Chief Executive Officer, Genevive About Tufano As Chief Executive Officer of Genevive, Tufano leads a mission-driven healthcare company
Date: 10|25|2022 Paul Chiang, MD Medical Director, Northwestern Medicine HomeCare Physicians Senior Medical and Practice Advisor, Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI) About Dr. Chiang At HCCI, Dr.
Date: 10|14|2022 One way to drive your home-based primary care practice’s growth is to promote it through the media. But for house call practices that
Date: 10|14|2022 Ina Li, MD Director of Advanced Primary and Continuing Care, ChristianaCare® About Dr. Li Li has provided leadership for ChristianaCare’s Geriatrics, Supportive and
Throughout the pandemic, recipients of The John A. Hartford Foundation (JAHF) three-year grant, Moving and Scaling Home-Based Primary Care Phase II: Quality, Training and Advocacy, have
Get an inside look at a house call with the Home Centered Care Institute’s new Patient Assessment in Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) online course. Through
As mentioned in last month’s newsletter, in December, HCCI held an Essential Elements of Home-Based Primary Care workshop in Orlando, and followed that up the
Date: 01/06/2022 Approx. 2 min. read Author: Brianna Plencner, CPC, CPMA Senior Consultant & Manager, Practice Development, HCCI Here we are in the new
Date: 10|07|2021 Approx. 2 min. read Author: Brianna Plencner, CPC, CPMA Senior Consultant & Manager, Practice Development, HCCI One of the most common billing questions
One of the best parts of HCCI’s Essential Elements of Home-Based Primary Care and Advanced Applications of Home-Based Primary Care workshops isn’t on the syllabus.
In a recent Impact and Needs Assessment Survey, the Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI) asked past learners to share actions they have taken—and how those
In the summer of 2020, with support from the RRF Foundation for Aging, the Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI) launched The Florida House Call Project.
In a home-based primary care practice (HBPC), many factors determine optimal productivity and panel size standards (i.e., the number of individual patients under the care
The pandemic has significantly underscored the need for, and awareness of, home-based care models. Within this new landscape, recipients of The John A. Hartford Foundation
With many changes coming out recently from CMS, providers and practices can find it difficult to keep track. So, HCCI is providing the following clarifications
As the Public Health Emergency (PHE) continues, providers and practices are now challenged to receive, prepare, and administer vaccines to home-limited patients. Here is a
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.
Flu season is always challenging and, with the current Public Health Emergency (PHE), advance planning will be even more important. Here are some tips to
Efficiency is key to the well-being of your HBPC practice. Here are some strategies for boosting efficiency: Understand and document current workflows and processes to avoid
About this Article: A growing evidence base shows that home-based primary care (HBPC) improves quality of care and promotes aging in place while reducing overall
On July 30th, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will begin paying qualified healthcare professionals (i.e., MD, NP, PA,
On July 21, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new 10-week, virtual peer-to-peer learning community entitled, HHS Telemedicine Hack. The
The medical necessity of a service is the overarching criterion for payment in addition to the individual requirements of a CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) code.
Telehealth is an important clinical delivery model, especially for home-based providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some practical implementation considerations: Practice Implementation Consider current
HCCI is sharing this request on behalf of our colleagues Drs. Christine Ritchie and Bruce Leff and the National Home-Based Primary Care Learning Network. Dear
Interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings improve staff communication, encourage teamwork, and promote optimal patient care and outcomes within house call programs. During the COVID-19 pandemic, IDT
As home-based primary care (HBPC) expands across the U.S., we’re reminded of how critical this model of care is, particularly during a Public Health Emergency
In addition to changes in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Interim Final Rule discussed in our previous update, Providers and practices should
During HCCI's recent webinar, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Home-Based Providers, Practices, and Patients we encouraged practices to reach out to their local Medicare Administrator
The Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI) understands that many Home-Based Practices and Providers are increasing the use of virtual and telephonic care as an alternative
Revenue cycle management (RCM) encompasses all the administrative and clinical functions that contribute to the identification, capture and management of patient service revenue. A periodic
How can Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and others effectively start-up and/or expand a home-based primary care (HBPC) practice? Just ask the participants who attended the February
House Call programs can become more efficient, drive collaboration and enhance overall effectiveness by optimizing their daily operations. These operations can include managing phone calls,
About this Article: Regular chart audits can significantly help home-based primary care (HBPC) practices improve their coding accuracy and the quality of their documentation, while
Staffing costs are responsible for the largest share of a house call program’s expenses, so it is essential that staffing is appropriate to meet the
About the Article: Have you ever wondered what a career in home-based primary care would be like? According to Heather Hodge, Director of Education for
About this Article: Learn more about the HCCI House Call Practicum™ from one of its recent participants. The program offers a unique two-day ridealong, an
Since January 1, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has authorized payment for CPT codes 99358 – 99359 for prolonged services non-face-to-face
On Friday, November 15, over 45 professionals in the field of gerontology attended the first-ever International Workshop on Home Care Medicine in Austin, Texas, as
One of the unique challenges home-based primary care practices face is determining an effective geographic scheduling and route planning process. The ability to automate and/or
7-29-2019 Written by: Thomas Cornwell, Home Centered Care Institute; Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews Abstract Home-based primary care (HBPC)
A hot topic in health care today is Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs), and there is no better time to consider the value of HCC coding
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
After a successful and well-received trip to Jinan, China in August, HCCI CEO Tom Cornwell, MD was invited back in November by China’s largest
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
According to estimates from the Small Business Administration, approximately 50% of small businesses fail within the first five years. Only 25% make it to 15
Hearing from industry leaders at last week's AAHCM Annual Meeting, it's more apparent than ever that home-based primary care will soon become the standard for
Michael J. Kingan, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, CWOCN, an adult-geriatric nurse practitioner at MedStar Health and instructor with HCCI, penned an article in the current September/October issue
The new HCCI "Fast Track" Essential Elements of Home-Based Primary Care training is designed for physicians, APPs, and practice managers interested in the field of
Brent Feorene is a practice management expert and consultant in the field of home-based primary care medicine. Home-based primary care (HBPC) or "house calls" are
This week, HCCI's CEO Tom Cornwell, MD., travels to China to be part of an International Symposium on Home-Based Medical Care. Dr. Cornwell will present
The Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI) recently exhibited at AANP18 in Denver where we met dozens of amazing nurse practitioners who are providing home-based primary
HCCI is committed to training the future home-based primary care (HBPC) workforce, bring more providers and practice managers into the field, and set clinical and
HCCI's efforts to train clinicians in home-based primary care are featured in The John A. Hartford Foundation’s new, interactive Annual Report. Learn more about our
