Home-Based Care Provides Powerful Example for Harnessing Technology Across the Care Continuum

Today’s innovative home-based care providers are leveraging technology in meaningful ways to accommodate patient preferences and improve care. They’re also streamlining provider workflows, reducing preventable hospital readmissions, and positively impacting staff satisfaction and retention. Examining how home-based care has successfully deployed technology to support clinicians and patients can offer ideas to other care providers for strengthening service delivery across the continuum.Digital channels can be used to identify and bridge gaps in care that can occur after care transitions, such as medication conflicts or sudden worsening in symptoms – even subtle changes in pulse or respiration. Remote technology can trigger protocols for medical stabilization so patients and providers can avert a health crisis, avoid a potential emergency department visit, and ultimately decrease care costs.