The interoperability gap: What home health and hospice providers need to know

Survey of home health & hospice providers and their referral sources

Today’s changing environment makes it difficult to remain competitive and compliant while providing exceptional patient care. The answer to these challenges and more is patient-centric interoperability. As a result of interoperability, you’ll be able to connect you and your patients to the rest of their care settings more efficiently.

The survey, The Interoperability Gap, compares the views of home health and hospice providers and their referral sources. It looks at their understanding, expectations, and needs surrounding interoperability now and in the future.

Highlights:

• 60% of referring physicians would switch to a new post-acute care provider if that organization was able to accept electronic referrals.
• 70% of home health and hospice organizations have experienced an increase in the number of referral sources due to interoperability.