Sponsored by: National Alliance for Care at Home, LeadingAge, and Council of State Home Care and Hospice Associations
We are excited to announce the return of best practice research to the industry with the 2025 National Healthcare at Home Best Practices and Future Insights Study. The purpose of this study is to continue the involvement and commitment to research in the healthcare at home industry. Why? Because we believe home-based care is the future of healthcare and we want to be part of helping the industry grow.
In order for the study to succeed, we need your participation!
What you will gain
Not only will your efforts help us create a comprehensive report with global observations available to the industry at no cost, but participating agencies will also receive exclusive access to our interactive portal, featuring detailed benchmarks and insights that can be segmented by size, outcomes, and more.
How you can participate
We invite you to register and share your input on the topics you'd like us to explore in this year’s study. Then, simply agree to a one-time, 45-minute commitment to complete our survey in Fall 2025. The survey will be available for a flexible three-month window, allowing you to participate at your convenience.
The need for national research in healthcare at home
The healthcare at home industry is changing at an unprecedented rate. In our last study, we were faced with our work to rebound post-COVID-19 as we also managed the roll-out of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and Value-Based Care. Now, we face new disruptions to our industry with significant proposed payment cuts, expansion of Medicare Advantage enrollment, innovative palliative care models, AI, and increased audit activity for hospices. We are at a critical stage; healthcare is shifting and now is the time to position ourselves in this evolving market. To do this, we need best practice research and future insights research that will guide our efforts to redefine what it means to provide healthcare at home.
Purposes of the study
This study will be designed to add value to the industry, vendors, and the state and national associations and organizations that support the industry. This includes data-driven answers for every agency in the country on what works, what doesn't work, and what agencies MUST do based on their status. More importantly, agencies will learn key clinical and operational best practices performed by leading agencies in the country. All results will be delivered free of charge to agencies and associations.
Bringing the industry together
While important, this national effort is far more than a study to identify best practices to drive better quality and financial outcomes. Of equal importance is that this effort will drive us to bring the entire industry together. This starts by bringing the leaders of our largest national and state associations and agency leaders together in a collective effort to provide agency research and best practices to the providers. Collaboration makes us stronger. By working together, we will be able to dramatically impact more agencies and, ultimately, improve patient care across the country.
Study timeline
The 2025 study will follow a three-phased approach. The first phase, currently underway, invites providers to suggest topics and priorities to guide the study design. Phase two will entail a comprehensive survey of nearly 1,000 agency leaders, followed by the phase three distribution of the resulting data and analysis. Providers interested in registering for the study and providing input on the study’s themes can complete this form. Working with a national steering committee of industry leaders, the 2025 study will address the topics that matter most to agencies today.
For questions or more information, contact hcresearch@berrydunn.com.
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