HCCIntel: August 2018

HCCI is preparing to hit the road for fall conference season. Plan to attend and learn more about the Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI) and home-based primary care (HBPC) at these upcoming conferences. Sept 19-22 – National Conference for Nurse Practitioners (...

Brent Feorene is a practice management expert and consultant in the field of home-based primary care medicine. Home-based primary care (HBPC) or “house calls” are making a resurgence because they better serve the needs of the four million frail, chronically ill, medically-complex, homebound patients in the US who have trouble...

In the 1930’s, it was common practice for physicians to visit patients in their homes if the patients were too sick or injured to seek care in the doctor’s office or hospital. Nearly 40% of doctor-patient visits took place in the home. These “house calls” reduced stress on the patient...

This week, HCCI’s CEO Tom Cornwell, MD., travels to China to be part of an International Symposium on Home-Based Medical Care. Dr. Cornwell will present 3 different lectures at the School Of Health Care Management, Shandong University in Jinan, China.

K. Eric De Jonge, MD, is the Director of Geriatrics at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Dr. De Jonge is an innovative physician leader with a vision and commitment to population-based, patient-centered health care delivery to the frail...

The Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI) recently exhibited at AANP18 in Denver where we met dozens of amazing nurse practitioners who are providing home-based primary care around the country.  Ed Etherton, NP, was kind enough to sit down for an interview and share his inspiring story and his path to...