title: The Future of Home Health Care: A Strategic Framework for Optimizing Value.
abstract: The Future of Home Health project sought to support transformation of home health and home-based care to meet the needs of patients in the evolving U.S. health care system. Interviews with key thought leaders and stakeholders resulted in key themes about the future of home health care. By synthesizing this qualitative research, a literature review, case studies, and the themes from a 2014 Institute of Medicine and National Research Council workshop on "The Future of Home Health Care," the authors articulate a vision for home-based care and recommend a bold framework for the Medicare-certified home health agency of the future. The authors also identify challenges and recommendations for achievement of this framework.
authors.affiliation: Visiting Nurse Association Health Group, Red Bank, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Landers
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Madigan
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leff
authors.affiliation: Visiting Nurse Association Health Group, Red Bank, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Rosati
authors.affiliation: Interim HealthCare Inc, Sunrise, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: McCann
authors.affiliation: Kindred Healthcare, Essex, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Rodney
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hornbake
authors.affiliation: LHC Group, Inc, Lafayette, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: MacMillan
authors.affiliation: Amedisys Inc, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, New York City, USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bowles
authors.affiliation: Columbia University, New York, NY, USA and Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, New York City, USA.
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dowding
authors.affiliation: Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation, Arlington, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Visiting Nurse Associations of America, Arlington, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Tracey
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moorhead
authors.affiliation: Avalere Health LLC, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Avalere Health LLC, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Breese
keywords: home health; home-based care; hospice; hospital at home; palliative care; quality; technology; workforce