Dr. Paul Chiang, the Home Centered Care Institute’s (HCCI) Senior Medical and Practice Advisor, and Medical Director of Northwestern Medicine HomeCare Physicians in suburban Chicago, finds a team mentality to be essential when it comes to house calls.

“I tell my patients, ‘I am only a doctor,’” Chiang said. “There are many issues that come up when caring for complex patients at home that I need additional professional assistance on. It’s important to have the expertise, insights, and recommendations of others in the management of our patients.”

According to Chiang, interdisciplinary team involvement often begins after an initial house call visit where the provider takes a comprehensive history, and performs a physical exam, medication review, and home walk-through. “The walk-through is when I examine the patient’s home environment and see if there are challenges or barriers in the overall care of a patient, such as food insecurity or an ill-placed rug that potentially could be a fall risk,” Chiang said.

Learn about Point-of-Care Ultrasound at December Workshop

The advent of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) and its ability to augment physical exams and facilitate clinical decision-making can significantly enhance the delivery of care to homebound patients.

Learn more about this important tool — and many other home-based primary care topics—at the Dec. 1-2 Advanced Applications of HBPC™ Workshop in Dallas. For the first time, the workshop will include a two-hour session to review POCUS fundamentals such as basic physics and instrumentation, and provide hands-on experience addressing common, case-based geriatric conditions. Attendees will also interact with standardized patients* to practice scanning and image interpretation.

Thinking of entering, or new to, the HBPC field? Consider attending our Essential Elements of HBPC™ Workshop Nov. 10-11 in sunny San Diego! The highly interactive workshop will offer a variety of topics, including case-based sessions focusing on practice administration and clinical care models.

*"Standardized patients" ─ an educational tool routinely employed at medical schools and in other physician/provider training ─ are actors who portray patients to simulate signs/symptoms a provider may encounter during a patient visit. This approach gives the trainee an opportunity to engage with a "patient" in a controlled environment to practice performing an exam, communication skills/bedside manner, and procedural skills.

Special Offer

In just thirty minutes, learn strategies to make your practice more efficient, boost productivity, and help your bottom line. HCCI’s Optimizing Efficiency in House Call Operations online course was developed by experts in the field of home-based primary care, and it will help you improve workflows associated with intake, triage, pre-visit activities, durable medical equipment, scheduling and route planning, acute/urgent visits, EMR usage, supply inventory and ordering, and community partnerships.

Since it is an on-demand course, you can fit it around your busy schedule and stop and start as needed, all while earning 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. An added incentive: the course is available for 20% off for a limited time.  

“C-TAC members are on the front lines when it comes to caring for patients with serious illness, and since many of those patients require longitudinal primary care at home, HCCI is a natural partner,” said Melissa Singleton, HCCI’s Chief Learning Officer. “We have seen growing support and acceptance of the fact that home-based primary care is an essential component of advanced illness care.”

“C-TAC was thrilled to partner with longtime member HCCI on this member meet-up,” said Luke Scuitto, C-TAC’s Partnership Associate Director. “HCCI’s expertise and approach to home-based primary care tools, education, and resources is unmatched. I knew they would be the perfect partner to collaborate with to educate and inspire our members.”

The session was presented by Paul Chiang, MD, Senior Medical and Practice Advisor, HCCI, and Medical Director, Northwestern Medicine HomeCare Physicians; Melissa Singleton, MEd, Chief Learning Officer; HCCI, and Dana Crosby, Senior Director, Engagement and Practice Development, HCCI.

The Art of Attracting, Recruiting, and Onboarding the Right Talent for your Practice

Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 4pm – 5pm Central

Objectives:

• Describe how to use branding and communication to establish your practice as an employer of choice.
• Identify tools and resources that attract the right talent for your practice.
• Discuss the importance of documenting and implementing an effective onboarding process.

Presenters:

• Dana Crosby, Senior Director, Engagement and Practice Development, Home Centered Care Institute
• Paul Chiang, MD, Senior Medical and Practice Advisor, Home Centered Care Institute, Medical Director, Northwestern Medicine HomeCare Physicians

HCCI relies on the support of individuals, corporations, and foundations to sustain our programs. Would you like to join our generous partners below in helping us ensure those in need of house calls get them? If so, please click here to make an individual donation. For organization-level opportunities, please contact James Warda, Vice President of External Affairs and Business Development.