Premier Home Health Care and Wolters Kluwer tell us how they are using big data to improve their service
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Premier Home Health Care and Wolters Kluwer tell us how they are using big data to improve their service
Jennifer Gentzlinger Premier Home Health Care Services
Bill Flannery Wolters Kluwer
WRITTEN BY : LEILA HAWKINS
At Premier Home Health Care , staff have seen a substantial decline in the rate of hospital admissions among their patient population over the last few years . Since 2016 , the home health care staffing provider has been training its workforce to spot symptoms that might trigger a hospital visit , using a population health management tool .
Spurred on by the US healthcare ' s switch to value-based care , the initiative has been so successful that Premier Health has saved almost $ 6,400,000 over two years .
The company operates in eight states in northeastern US , providing both care in the home and care for people who are staying in a hospital , rehab or other healthcare facility . While home health - which is professional and clinically trained - is generally covered by Medicare or private insurance , home care isn ' t .
" It started out as a pilot with one of our partners in New York state " explains Jennifer Gentzlinger , Chief Operating Officer . " It was about helping them reach their quality incentive goals , like reducing falls , helping patients understand their care plan , and decreasing experiences of feeling lonely and distressed ."
After this the state introduced six potential avoidable hospitalisations ( PAH ): urinary tract infection ( UTI ), sepsis , anaemia , electrolyte imbalance , respiratory infection ,
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