Advanced Care Services Your hospital alternative: High-acuity healthcare in the comfort of home DispatchHealth is transforming the facility-based care model by bringing advanced medical care to patients in the comfort of their home. Advanced Care is DispatchHealth’s alternative hospital solution: a scalable model to provide safe and high-quality, hospital-level care in patients’ homes as an alternative to inpatient admission.
Bridge Care Advanced Care
Extended Care
Ancillary Services
Acute Care
Emergency Medical Services
Clinical solutions based on patient’s needs
With DispatchHealth’s Advanced Care program, you can: • • • •
Decrease inpatient hospital admissions Drive significant medical cost savings including reduction in 30-day readmission rates Improve health outcomes and achieve unparalleled patient satisfaction Reduce unnecessary ER visits, SNF stays, and ancillary service utilization
Who qualifies for Advanced Care? Adult individuals who are experiencing an acute medical illness—such as cellulitis, kidney and urinary tract infections, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations, heart failure exacerbations, and many other conditions—can receive our in-home Advanced Care services as an alternative to a hospital stay.
How do patients access the Advanced Care program? There are two primary tracks for patients to access Advanced Care. The first is when a patient is receiving a DispatchHealth Acute Care visit requires escalation to a higher level of treatment. Rather than sending that patient to the hospital, our Advanced Care team will work through appropriate safety protocols, risk stratification, and clinical criteria to ensure the patient can remain and be treated in-home. The second way is for a community provider to call our intake team directly to discuss evaluation and admit into the program. We’re proud to offer our Advanced Care services as a safe and cost-effective alternative to a traditional hospital admission.
What do Advanced Care services include? We provide Advanced Care in two phases over a 30-day episode of care, all of which is built into a single payment bundle. Multi-faceted safety layers are embedded in our Advanced Care services, including front-end risk stratification and environmental safety screenings. Emergency escalation procedures are also established and reviewed to ensure the patient and their team understand the protocols.