Healthcare IT News February 19, 2024
Cindy Gaines, RN, chief clinical transformation officer at Lumeon, explains why making the home another part of the care continuum is so crucial – and discusses the technologies that can make it happen.
By 2030, all Baby Boomers will be over 65 – all as alternative care models emerge. McKinsey estimates $265 billion worth of care services for Medicare patients could shift from traditional facilities to the home by 2025.
Instead of thinking of patients as “discharged” once they leave the hospital, which implies care is finished, many healthcare professionals believe it’s time to treat home as a fundamental care setting that needs to be well integrated into the care continuum.
Cindy Gaines, RN, is chief clinical transformation officer at...