HCCI in the News

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. Read the full article.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Tom Cornwell, MD with patient. (photo by Whitten Sabbatini for NY Times) A September 23, 2016 article “The Doctor is In. In Your House, That Is.” features an interview with Tom Cornwell, MD and cites “growing evidence that comprehensive home medical care could be a viable alternative to...

HCCI CEO Tom Cornwell, MD presents at IoMC At its September 9, 2016 Leadership Breakfast, The Institute of Medicine of Chicago hosted HCCI CEO Thomas Cornwell, MD along with Javette Orgain, MD and John Hickner, MD of UIC’s Medical House Calls Program, Department of Family Medicine for a...

HCCI hosts the September meeting of the Chicago Network & Learning Collaborative on Thursday, September 29, 10:00am-2:00pm at Rush University Medical Center. Join your colleagues for learning and lunch as we explore the critical linkages between home-based medical care and home and community-based services and discuss the development of Home Centered Care Networks.

On Friday, July 8, experts in the home centered care arena from around the country gathered to plan the inaugural session of The House Call Project’s practice management and workforce development curriculum. The meeting focused on case presentations, topic development and implementation strategies. “We’ve taken important steps towards developing a...