Effective Care at Home

Meeting the Need and Overcoming the Barriers

Medicare projections for the future of healthcare make two things abundantly clear:

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    THE NEED

    for effective home care
  • Barrier Icon

    THE BARRIERS

    to get effective home care

NEED: Care for an Aging Population1

2015 Medicare population = 55,000,000
2016 Adults 65+ = 73,600,000
2030 Medicare population = 80,000,000+
2035 Adults 65+ = 78,000,000
2060 Adults 65+ = 94,000,000

BARRIER: Patient Acceptance

28%

of patients who qualify for home care do not take advantage of it.

SOLUTION:

Technology-enhanced home healthcare, used as a powerful delivery tool against the demographic shift.

NEED: Care Extending into the Home

50%

of readmission costs are driven by patients who go “home alone.”2

Studies show home-centered recovery can significantly reduce readmissions.

BARRIER: Policies Supporting Home Care

Effective 2019, CMS supplemental benefits will cover more home care services – ones that health plans may not be equipped to take advantage of.

SOLUTION:

Evolved systems that connect teams, data, and patients through telehealth, mobile devices, and beyond.

NEED: Coordinated Care

  • Home health can provide appropriate care for up to 20% of patients who receive care in a SNF.3

  • CMS reports length of stay in SNFs is tied to reimbursement rates rather than clinical need.4

BARRIER: Misallocated Resources

Lower-level care delivered by a higher-level clinician.

Care delivered in a facility that could effectively have been delivered at home.

SOLUTION:

Improved collaboration that gives discharge planners tools they need to select the best care site and provider for each patient’s unique case.

NEED: Better Quality Care at Lower Costs

BARRIER: Health Organizations Working Alone

SOLUTION:

Partnerships that reduce upfront and downstream costs from hospital readmissions, repeat surgeries, and other complications.

Together, we can help meet the need and
overcome the barriers to effective home care.