As we enter 2019, it’s tempting to look ahead in anticipation and wonder what the new year will bring. But first, we’d like to pause for a moment and celebrate the milestones that made 2018 a remarkable year for the Home Centered Care Institute. We have much to celebrate, including:
- The opportunity to pursue a mission that profoundly impacts the healthcare landscape, and collaborate with like-minded professional across our nation;
- The expansion, in offerings and locations, of our classroom-based learning;
- The launch of our online learning system and a growing library of clinical and practice management courses there;
- The opportunity to attend, exhibit, and present at conferences like AGS, AANP, C-TAC, GAPNA, STFM, and SGIM.
- The opportunity to bring home-based primary care training to China and see its growth around the world.
2018 was an exciting and rewarding year for HCCI and the field of home-based primary care. We hope the same was true for you. We look for even greater news and milestones in the year ahead!
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Todd Stivland, MD, CEO of Bluestone Physician Group on Innovative Models of Care for Frail Elderly
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As CEO of Bluestone Physician Services, Todd Stivland runs one of the largest assisted living practices in the country – serving about 20,000 patients in Minnesota, Florida and Wisconsin. Dr. Stivland sat down with HCCI at the C-TAC Summit to share his "blue chair moment" and ideas for policymakers for a new, innovative model of care for the frail elderly. In healthcare, a "blue chair moment" has come to represent those times when providers need to sit back and re-imagine the patient/provider relationship from the perspective of the patient.
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HCCI Brings Home-Based Primary Care Training to China
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After a successful and well-received
August trip to Jinan, China, HCCI CEO Tom Cornwell, MD was invited back by China’s largest medical training center in Shanghai, Tongji Medical College, to provide training on home-based care in November. Eight modules were presented over two days, including HCCI Essential Elements of Home-based Primary Care™,
case-based small group sessions that had been translated into Chinese.
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Accustomed to lecture-driven learning, these interactive discussions were quite a departure for the learners; this new method of learning proved very impactful. Additional topics included home health, hospice and the importance of interdisciplinary team care in geriatrics, which are not developed in China.
Asked what the best part of the trip was, Dr. Cornwell said, “The opportunity to go on an actual house call, and of course seeing HCCI’s materials in Chinese!” Dr. Cornwell’s heart is in the home and going on a house call in China was a major highlight. The patient pictured is a paraplegic living in an apartment up two flights of narrow, unlit stairs. It was rewarding to collaborate with the Chinese providers on strategies for bringing healing to this gentleman.
Early discussions are taking place regarding a possible HCCI Center of Excellence in China, along with preparing Chinese trainers to deliver HBPC training. In 2035 China will have 35% of the world’s elderly population, and HCCI is ready to help ensure that all patients who prefer to receive medical care in their home have that option.
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How Does Your Practice Measure Up?
Download Our SWOT Analysis Tool!
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Just like individuals, organizations have strengths and weaknesses. A SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning tool your practice can use to identify its Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. Strengths can be used to mitigate weaknesses, capitalize on opportunities and fend off threats. The purpose of a SWOT Analysis is to help understand the internal and external factors favorable and unfavorable to an organization. It is also very helpful in determining an organization’s position relative to competitors.
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Our Latest Online Learning Module:
Telehealth in Home-Based Primary Care
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Telehealth is the integration of telecommunications into the practice of providing and promoting health, and is a viable option when healthcare costs and the number of patients with multiple chronic conditions continue to rise. The Department of Health and Human Services estimates that more than 60% of all healthcare institutions in the United States currently use some form of telehealth, and as it grows, providers are seeing care standards improve and reimbursements expand. Even so, many home-based primary care practices have not yet implemented telehealth. Barriers such as a lack of provider experience using the technology or questions about coding and billing for these services may cause practices to shy away from adopting new technology. But with the right education, these barriers can be overcome.
Telehealth encompasses both remote clinical and non-clinical services such as observation, health promotion, and public health functions. In this course, we focus on two main areas of telehealth: Virtual Visits (typically referred to as Telemedicine) and Remote Patient Monitoring.
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Upcoming 2019 HCCI Workshops
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March 21-22 - Dallas, TX
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