February 29, 2024

3 Ways to Get House Call Data, But Only One is Accurate, Quick, and Affordable

Home-centered care practices and organizations live in a data-driven world. And whether your practice is just getting started, or already established and looking to grow, having the right data is essential for making informed decisions, solving problems, and guiding continuous quality improvements.

 

But where do you find the “right” data quickly — and for the “right” price?

 

Here are three tactics home-centered care practices can use:

Tactic

Details

“D-I-Y” Data

ACTION: Internet-based research conducted in-house, or limited to own data


BENEFIT: Inexpensive


CONSIDERATIONS:

• Time- and resource-consuming

• Not typically verifiable

• Often requires further analysis

Proprietary data platform

ACTION: Build in-house platform using Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data


BENEFIT: Customizable to meet specific or unique requirements


CONSIDERATIONS:

• Requires CMS data access license

• Requires dedicated data analyst(s)

• Long lead time (12+ months)

• Estimated investment for the above: $200K+

Confer Analytics™

ACTION: Subscribe to Confer Analytics™ business intelligence platform


BENEFITS:

• Developed by HCCI’s experts, tested by leading home care providers

• Affordable, user-friendly platform

• Allows benchmarking across the U.S. (based on 100% CMS claims data from Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid)

• Offers insights into patient demographics, growth capacity, quality metrics, referral sources, competitors, and more

• Provides custom reporting capabilities

• Supported by HCCI’s data scientists and consultants


CONSIDERATIONS:

• Subscription-based service is just $5,450/year, more affordable than competing products

• Custom analytics and data products are also available


ACT NOW

• Sign up for free use-case Demo and Discussion sessions

Subscribe to the Confer Analytics™ platform

• Request consulting and customized Market Analysis Reports

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Join HCCI at “Actionable Market Intelligence for Home Health,” a free use-case Demo and Discussion on Tuesday, March 19, at 3pm CT. During the session, participants will learn about available home health market intelligence, including performance and referral relationship information. Providers and practices can use the data to build stronger partnerships with those who refer patients to them by showing their competitive strengths and key differentiators.

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Over 5.9 million homebound and medically complex patients cannot access the care they need at home. HCCI works to address this critical need and relies on philanthropy to help us do so. You can join us in our mission to make house calls available to those who need them and double your impact (through a matching donor) by making a tax-deductible contribution now. Increasing access to house call programs is easy — give onlinecontact our Development Team, or mail contributions here. Your support is key to turning our vision for home-based healthcare into reality. Thank you.

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