Homefront Insights

As we enter 2022, the home must play an increasingly prominent role in home healthcare delivery transformation. The…

The individuals who use Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) are often some of the most vulnerable, high-cost…

With the rapidly evolving advancements in digital health technology comes greater access to data-driven insights and valuable new ways to proactively understand the needs of patients. Add in social determinants of health, economic, demographic and behavioral trends, and the opportunities to holistically drive better health outcomes are innumerable.

Despite the benefits of palliative care, cultural differences often create barriers to receiving support among certain ethnic groups. It’s critical to have culturally competent palliative care clinicians and organizational policies designed to reduce barriers and improve access to culturally diverse groups.

CareCentrix addresses key challenges in managing the LTSS population and shares best practices for health plans to improve their strategies. A recent AHIP webinar brought together healthcare experts to discuss LTSS needs, how well the plans are responding, and best practices to improve health outcomes.

Virtual visits enhance the provision of palliative care by rapidly connecting patients & caregivers to the support they need. Learn how telehealth is helping hospice and palliative care providers, patients & caregivers.

In 2017, AARP reported that about 41 million U.S. family caregivers perform roughly $470 billion worth of unpaid labor a year. Since then, the number of caregivers has increased to 53 million, meaning that more than one out of five Americans are caregivers. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a significant shift in care from assisted living facilities and nursing homes to home settings.