| The Home Healthcare concept is not new at all. | | | | the patient is not in position to recommend any |
| Home Healthcare industry is experiencing a | | | | doctor. |
| dynamic change or growth in developed countries | | | | Main treatment: As per Doctor's advice treatment |
| and also spreading worldwide. | | | | should be provided. All the medical set up should |
| There are a number driving forces that are | | | | be done at patient's home quickly to ensure that |
| making Home Healthcare industry leaders to think | | | | there is no delay in treatment. |
| in a new, creative way to modify their business. | | | | Nursing: Qualified nurse should be appointed to |
| There is a need for Home Healthcare providers to | | | | take care of the patient for the whole period. The |
| redefine and redesign the pattern of their service | | | | nurse should take care of medication, track the |
| to match with the increasing demand of the | | | | improvement, follow up with the doctor, and |
| future market. | | | | handle any emergency situation, all these with a |
| The data from a recent study has shown that | | | | homely, caring attitude. |
| the hospital charges have increased drastically in | | | | Therapy: They should arrange for any required |
| past 4-5 years. The hospital charges include | | | | therapy treatment by appointing a good therapist. |
| admission charge, bed or cabin rent, meals | | | | Meals: They should provide the meals service also |
| (breakfast, snacks, lunch, dinner) charges, | | | | if needed in case patient is alone at home and not |
| medicines cost, associated therapy charges, fee | | | | able to prepare own food. At the time of |
| for doctor visit, nursing charges etc. The study | | | | providing meals they also may take extra care by |
| told that if the same treatment is being carried | | | | taking dietitian's advice to ensure healthy |
| out at home the charges would be almost half. | | | | recovery. |
| Then surely one will go for Home Healthcare only. | | | | Counseling: Arrange for counseling sessions |
| It is now not only limited to giving medical support | | | | whenever needed to give mental support to the |
| to the patient at home. The meaning of Home | | | | patient. |
| Healthcare is going to change completely. Various | | | | Medical technology products: To provide state of |
| market survey reports suggest that providers | | | | the art facility to the client they have to keep |
| should prepare a complete package of Home | | | | themselves updated with all the medical |
| Healthcare at a very affordable cost. Their Home | | | | technology discoveries. They can have a stock of |
| Healthcare package should include the following | | | | new patient care products like Glucose monitoring |
| services. | | | | system, Inhalation system, Automatic |
| Transportation: The patient should be taken home | | | | Sphygmomanometer, Insulin delivery devices etc |
| from hospital or from incident place to home. | | | | to stay ahead in the competition. |
| Ambulance should be ready for that. | | | | Prediction of the market researcher tells that |
| Initial treatment: First aide treatment should be | | | | there will be a rapid growth in the Home |
| given in case the patient is just exposed to the | | | | Healthcare field in next 4-5 years. Are you |
| illness or faced an accident to give a relief. Doctor | | | | thinking of getting into this field as a new career |
| should be called at this phase. So, doctors contact | | | | option? Not a bad idea. Try your luck. |
| list should be available with the providers in case | | | | |