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Independence at Home Demonstration The IAH Demonstration tests a payment incentive and service delivery model for home-based primary care for Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries with multiple chronic illnesses. The demonstration tests whether home-based primary care that is designed to provide comprehensive, coordinated, continuous, and accessible care...

Unnecessary ED visits from chronically ill patients cost $8.3 billion By Maria Castellucci  | Modern Healthcare  |  February 7, 2019 About 30% of emergency department visits among patients with common chronic conditions are potentially unnecessary, leading to $8.3 billion in additional costs for the industry, according...

February is Heart Month, and to celebrate, HCCI kicking off a new YouTube web video series aptly named “I Heart House Calls!” “I Heart House Calls” features stories told by the people of home-based primary care, those who provide house calls and those who have experienced it’s life-affirming impact. In...

Dec 12, 2018, American Academy of Family Physicians Frail Seniors Need Access to Care Home-based medical care for frail older adults makes a lot of sense. Evidence demonstrating that physicians and other clinicians can deliver high-quality, cost-saving care to these patients is mounting, and use of these services is...

UNITED STATES—Toni: My 86-year-old mother with Alzheimer’s needs 24-hour care and lives in a local personal care home. She is enrolled in a Medicare Advantage HMO and taking her to the doctor is quite an ordeal. Friends have suggested that I dis-enroll my mother from this HMO and return...

HCCI is proud to announce that we will be a Gold Sponsor at the C-TAC National Summit on Advanced Illness Care taking place October 9-11, 2018 at the Denver Hilton City Center.  HCCI will be exhibiting as well as presenting a breakout/workshop session on Home-Based Primary Care...

Are you a Nurse Practitioner interested in earning CME credit?  Are you interested in exploring new career growth opportunities?  Are you currently practicing or have you ever considered expanding your career into home-based medical care?  If you answered yes to any of those questions, we hope you’ll visit the...

Attending NCNP in September?  Don’t miss HCCI! Are you a Nurse Practitioner interested in earning CME credit?  Are you interested in exploring new career growth opportunities?  Are you currently practicing or have you ever considered expanding your career into home-based medical care?  If you answered yes to any of...

The American Academy of Home Care Medicine (AAHCM) has partnered with Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI), offering a preconference opportunity for a deep dive into areas critical to a successful in-home primary care practice. Care of the Complex Patient in the Home: Staying Ahead of the Curve 2...

HCCI Essential Elements of Home-Based Primary Care™ training dates have been announced for fall/winter 2018.  To sign up or for more information, locations and schedule, visit When Is Training.