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Watch the preview of the Patient Assessment in Home-Based Primary Care online course. Get an inside look at a house call with the Home Centered Care Institute’s new Patient Assessment in Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) online course. Through video vignettes, watch Dr. Paul Chiang, HCCI’s...

Date: 04|11|2022 Author: Dr. Paul Chiang, Senior Medical and Practice Advisor, HCCI The heart of medicine is about service. For many of us who became medical providers, one of the key drivers in choosing this profession is the desire to care for patients. For some of us,...

Many Americans, especially older Americans, take a lot of medications. Not just prescriptions but over-the-counter (OTC) drugs as well. A double-edged sword in some ways since medications can obviously help, but too many together can cause unwanted side effects. Providers who practice home-based primary care (HBPC) can help address...

  03/22/2022: Author: Brianna Plencner, CPC, CPMA  Senior Consultant & Manager, Practice Development, HCCI The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced its decision to redesign and rename the Global and Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC) model to the ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community...

Dr. Paul Chiang, Senior Medical and Practice Advisor for the Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI), has made over 35,000 house calls. With that background, he recognizes that house call providers are – and should be – a different breed. That’s where his “Eight C’s” come in.

As mentioned in last month’s newsletter, in December, HCCI held an Essential Elements of Home-Based Primary Care workshop in Orlando, and followed that up the next week by offering Advanced Applications of Home-Based Primary Care at HCCI’s headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois. Melissa...

Bergen Geriatric Care Odessa Hoinkis, MD, Owner https://www.bergengeriatriccare.com/ Background Bergen Geriatric Care is committed to providing patients with high-quality care in a variety of settings, including assisted living facilities and private residences. Based in Oradell, New Jersey, the...

01/14/22: Author: Brianna Plencner, CPC, CPMA  Senior Consultant & Manager, Practice Development, HCCI On January 13, 2022, the U.S Supreme Court released two per Curiam opinions regarding CMS and OSHA’s vaccination and testing requirements. U.S Supreme Court: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...

Date: 01/06/2022   Approx. 2 min. read Author: Brianna Plencner, CPC, CPMA  Senior Consultant & Manager, Practice Development, HCCI Here we are in the new year. Many practices and providers want to know how to prepare for success as we all continue to navigate this challenging healthcare...

We here at the Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI) were saddened to hear of the sudden passing on Friday, December 17, 2021, of Robert “Bob” Sowislo, who played a key role in the healthcare industry and home-based primary care (HBPC). Sowislo was a former board member of HCCI and...