HCCI Blog

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 fact, one study found 40.5% of homebound elderly patients had a psychiatric disorder1. Another study of homebound adults receiving delivered meals said 12.2% reported clinically...

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 Director, Clinical Programs for the Office of Population Health at UCSF. UCSF Health Accountable Care Organization is comprised of multiple commercial payers,...

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 in geriatric and adult psychiatry, Dr. Ellison offers special expertise in geriatric mood and anxiety disorders and neurocognitive disorders. Dr. Ellison graduated...

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 both inpatient and outpatient consultations as well as transitional care home visits for high-risk patients to assess the home environment and ensure patients and...

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 dedicated to meeting the complex care needs of Minnesota’s geriatric population. Since joining the organization as director of business operations in 2012, she has...

Date: 10|25|2022 When Logan Andrews, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, launched his solo house calls practice Andrews Healthcare Consulting in Trenton, Florida, on October 1, 2021, he started with around 30 patients. A year later, his practice has grown exponentially—as of the date of this interview, Andrews cares for...

Date: 10|25|2022 Paul Chiang, MD Medical Director, Northwestern Medicine HomeCare Physicians Senior Medical and Practice Advisor, Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI) Paul Chiang About Dr. Chiang At HCCI, Dr. Chiang focuses on developing curricula, teaching current and future providers, and presenting the value of home-based primary care locally and...

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 don’t have a dedicated marketing or public relations person or team, this can be a challenge. “One of the things that tends to get...

  Date: 10|14|2022 In collaboration with the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), HCCI recently hosted an exclusive two-day virtual workshop for learners representing NPHI member practices from across the country. This unique partnership aims to help NPHI members create sustainable, innovative house call programs that enhance...

Date: 10|14|2022 Ina Li, MD Director of Advanced Primary and Continuing Care, ChristianaCare® Ina Li About Dr. Li Li has provided leadership for ChristianaCare’s Geriatrics, Supportive and Palliative Care, Home Health, and other post-acute initiatives since 2006. She developed and continues to help grow ChristianaCare’s...