Growing up in Klamath Falls, Leah Goeres was disturbed to see that health care wasn’t equally available to everyone. When she faced a dangerous blood clot as a teen, a pharmacist made sure Leah got the care she needed, inspiring her future career. Today, as a clinical pharmacist for the Housecall Providers Advanced Illness Care [Read more… ]
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One more classic joy ride
Last year Gillian Beck van Heemstra, RN, orchestrated a virtual reality experience for hospice patient Glenn Morris so he could “swim” with sea turtles and “ride” a roller coaster. Gillian, a Housecall Providers hospice nurse, is always full of good ideas, especially to brighten her patients’ lives. This past summer, she was at it again, [Read more… ]
The impact of home-based primary care on a safety net population
Adult care home owner grateful for the lasting partnership
Adult care home (ACH) owner/operator Erika Covaciu easily recalls her reaction when she first heard about a doctor in Portland who made house calls to people who were homebound. “Is this for real?” she thought. “I had to pinch myself because it seemed too good to be true.” Erika had learned about Doctor Housecalls, the [Read more… ]
Donor Spotlight: Dick and Marsha Yandell
When you feel passionate about a cause close to your heart, there always seems to be a way to talk to friends and family about its merit and benefit to society. Friends of Marsha and Dick Yandell know this firsthand, ever since the duo added a fundraising component three years ago to Marsha’s annual birthday [Read more… ]
National demonstration continues to prove advantages of primary medical care at home
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the fourth-year results from the national demonstration project Independence at Home (IAH). Expenditures for beneficiaries within the 14 IAH practices across the country were 8.9% below their spending targets, an average reduction of $2,814 per beneficiary and a total savings of $32.9 million dollars. Housecall [Read more… ]
The new look comes from our past
We’re excited to unveil our new logo to the community! Like many redesigns, our new look was created through hours of time listening to staff about what Housecall Providers means to them, our patients and families and the larger community. The image of the quilt rose to the top with the team that designed the [Read more… ]
CEO Report
I cannot remember a time when “fixing” the U.S. health care system wasn’t one of the top three campaign promises. Politicians strategically align themselves with the views of millions of Americans who are tired of spending such a large portion of their income on health care, and who are concerned that their dollars should be [Read more… ]
Meet advice nurse Jessie Head
This past year, Housecall Providers hired its first advice (triage) nurse, Jessie Head, RN, to offer support to our primary care patients and team members. This service allows our patients and caregivers to receive a timely assessment over the phone when a sudden health issue arises. “Just about anything that can happen to a human [Read more… ]
Third-year IAH results released
Third-year results from the five-year Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Independence at Home (IAH) Demonstration Project were recently released. Housecall Providers was once again one of the highest-performing sites with a savings of 23.7 percent in patient health costs compared to a local control group that did not receive home-based primary care. This [Read more… ]
