An article by HCCI CEO Tom Cornwell, MD was recently featured on the cover of the November/December 2017 issue of Today’s Geriatric Medicine. The article, “Home-Based Primary Care Transforms Health Care for Medically Complex Patients” discusses the need for increasing the availability of home-based primary care and its impact on increasing quality of care and reducing costs among the nation’s costliest patients. The article goes on to discuss the unique needs of this population, as well as how HBPC differs from home care services.
Category: HCCI in the News
The Baltimore Sun
August 6, 2017
MedStar Health, other groups work to boost doctors’ home visits
MedStar Health is joining seven medical institutions in a nationwide effort to bolster the number of doctors trained to make house calls — an outdated practice now making a comeback because it has been shown to reduce health care costs and provide better outcomes for patients.
The new training program is spearheaded by the nonprofit Home Centered Care Institute, whose mission is to increase high-quality primary care for patients too sick to leave their homes. MedStar Total Elder Care’s Medical House Call Program is being accredited as one of eight “Centers of Excellence” in major cities across the United States that will offer comprehensive training for new doctors to provide home-based primary care.
The John A. Hartford Foundation
August 1, 2017
JAHF grantee, The Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI), has launched Centers of Excellence (COEs) for Home-Based Primary Care with eight leading academic centers across the United States to leverage the first and only comprehensive curriculum in country to help meet the growing need for home-based primary care professionals.
HealthcareDIVE
August 2, 2017
As providers look for ways to boost quality while reducing costs under value-based reimbursement, many see home-based care as one solution.
On Tuesday, the Home Centered Care Institute launched the HCCI Centers of Excellence for Home-Based Primary Care to bring high-quality primary care to more Americans. Participants include Cleveland Clinic and Mount Sinai.
August 1, 2017
HCCI Centers of Excellence, which include eight prestigious medical institutions, to leverage first and only comprehensive curriculum in the U.S. to help meet the growing need for home-based primary care professionals.
Baltimore Business Journal
August 1, 2017
MedStar Health is joining seven partner institutions across the country to launch a new home-based primary care training program.
The nonprofit Home Centered Care Institute works to ensure homebound patients have access to high-quality primary care in their homes nationwide. It’s establishing eight new Centers of Excellence, including MedStar’s Medical House Call Program, to offer its home-based primary care training and curriculum in major cities across the U.S.
Modern Healthcare
August 1, 2017
About 5% of the Medicare population — or 2 million beneficiaries — would benefit from home-based primary care. These patients are too sick to leave their home and have serious chronic conditions that require frequent visits from a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
To help address the shortage, the Home Centered Care Institute along with MedStar Health and seven other academic medicine institutions launched an initiative Tuesday to train home-care providers. They estimate about 1,000 providers currently offer home-based primary care, and their goal is to increase that number to 5,000 within five years.
HCCI is excited to announce that CEO Tom Cornwell, MD has been named one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business for 2017. Dr. Cornwell was recognized for his work in bringing the needs of the critically ill to the national fore and collaborating with leaders on both sides of the aisle in Congress to find a solution. “This is such a wonderful honor,” he said. “I’m very grateful to those who have supported and continue to support our work. We know we can make a difference in the lives of so many.” Read the announcement from HCCI.
HCCI leaders, CEO Tom Cornwell, MD and Chief Medical Officer Paul Chiang, MD were featured on WTTW’s “Chicago Tonight” recently in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the pair’s house call practice. Reporter Brandis Friedman accompanied Dr. Chiang on his rounds, learning firsthand the difference home-based primary care makes in the lives of patients and caregivers. “You want to know whether I feel that my life has been extended. Yes I do,” said patient Grace Rorke. The report also highlighted the financial impact home-based primary care could have on the health care system, highlighting the results of a Veterans Administration study. Watch the segment.
Recent research has shown that treating low-income seniors with chronic medical conditions in their homes not only improves health outcomes but saves taxpayers money. Access to nutrition and quality housing has been proven to keep seniors out of hospitals and nursing homes while improving care. At the Association of Health Care Journalists 2017 (AHCJ 2017) meeting, HCCI CEO Tom Cornwell, MD presented at a session focused on innovative health delivery models like physician house calls, along with Sarah Szanton, PhD of Johns Hopkins, who discussed CAPABLE (Community Aging in Place-Advancing Better Living for Seniors), along with surprising research about the role of food and nutrition in maintaining seniors’ health and independence. Thanks to The John A. Hartford Foundation for being a conference sponsor.