HCCI Blog
Home-based tools can help assess dementia risk and progression
Technologies may save time, money and make it easier for more people to participate in needed clinical trials ScienceDaily.com Date: March 29, 2019 Source: University of California – San Diego Summary: Researchers report on a novel four-year, randomized clinical trial evaluating different home-based methods to assess...
April 9th, 2019
Categories: Benefits of HBPC
Rise in House Call Medicine in Australia Highlights International Resurgence of Medical Home Visits
LOS ANGELES, March 23, 2019 — A March 1 article on Thrive Global reported on a survey done in Australia that found a rise in doctor home visits. The survey showed over a quarter of after-hour services were through house...
March 28th, 2019
Categories: Benefits of HBPC
Join the Second Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community
Health systems are invited to join the second Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community. This free, seven-month learning community run by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement begins on April 1st. It succeeds the first Action Community of teams from more than 75 systems working together to rapidly test and scale...
I Heart House Calls – K. Eric De Jonge, M.D.
“I Heart House Calls” is a web series produced by the Home Centered Care Institute that features stories told by the people of home-based primary care, those who provide house calls and those who have experienced their life-affirming impact. In this special two-part webisode, K. Eric De Jonge, M.D.,...
March 4th, 2019
Categories: Benefits of HBPC, Caregiver Stories
I Heart House Calls – Tom Cornwell, M.D.
“I Heart House Calls” is a web series produced by the Home Centered Care Institute that features stories told by the people of home-based primary care, those who provide house calls and those who have experienced their life-affirming impact. In this webisode, Tom Cornwell, M.D., the CEO of...
February 26th, 2019
Categories: Benefits of HBPC
I Heart House Calls
February is Heart Month, and to celebrate, HCCI kicking off a new YouTube web video series aptly named “I Heart House Calls!” “I Heart House Calls” features stories told by the people of home-based primary care, those who provide house calls and those who have experienced it’s life-affirming impact. In...
February 13th, 2019
Heal CEO Sees Doctor House Calls as the Future of Medicine
Heal Chief Executive Officer Nick Desai and Chairman Paul Jacobs discuss the startup’s mission to enable doctors in making house calls. They speak with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang on “Bloomberg Technology.” (Source: Bloomberg)...
January 22nd, 2019
Categories: Benefits of HBPC
HCCI Brings Home-Based Primary Care Training To China
After a successful and well-received trip to Jinan, China in August, HCCI CEO Tom Cornwell, MD was invited back in November by China’s largest medical training center in Shanghai, Tongji Medical College, to provide training on home-based care. Eight modules were presented over two days, including HCCI Essential...
January 2nd, 2019
Categories: Training & Education
Honoring and Celebrating Caregivers
November is National Caregiver Month. During this season, HCCI would like to honor and celebrate the 44 million family caregivers for their selfless work who alongside home-based primary care physicians and APPs provide care and comfort to the chronically ill.
November 21st, 2018
Categories: Caregiver Stories
Kristofer Smith, MD, talks HBPC, Better Outcomes, and a Financially Stable Model
HCCI sat down with Dr. Smith recently at the recent American Academy of Home Care Medicine Annual Meeting. He shared why he’s so optimistic for the field of home-based primary care (HBPC). We also enjoyed hearing the story of how he became involved in the field. Dr. Smith is rather...
November 13th, 2018