Individuals who require health care in-home typically have to deal with multiple companies, in a process that can be complex and inefficient. Allegheny Health Network (AHN) is addressing that issue by combining multiple areas of home health care under the banner of a single program. "Healthcare@Home" will provide patients with access to home health services, infusion and nutrition therapy, medical equipment and hospice and palliative care, according to Dr. Brian Holzer, senior vice president of home and community services at AHN. All patients who need to be treated at home, with the exception of young children, are eligible for the program, which operates on a physician referral system. AHN’s Transitional Care Coordinators team will make arrangements for registered nurses to provide the services the patient requires in their home. Holzer said that the program was made possible through partnerships with health care organizations Celtic Healthcare and Johns Hopkins Medicine. “When we
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