Research Institute for Home Care Releases 2024 Home Health Chartbook and New Hospice Chartbook, Co-Sponsored by the National Alliance for Care at Home
January 15, 2025
The Chartbooks illustrate the rapidly changing landscape of care in the home
(Alexandria, VA and Washington, D.C). — The Research Institute for Home Care (RIHC or the Institute) and the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) are excited to announce the release of the 2024 RIHC Home Health Chartbook and the 2024 Hospice Care Chartbook. Highlighting the vital role home health and hospice play in caring for an aging demographic, both Chartbooks provide a look at the patients being served in home health and hospice, who they are demographically and clinically, and more.
Published annually, the Home Health Chartbook provides a broad overview of home health patients, the home health workforce, organizational trends, and the economic contribution of agencies, as well as data on 30-day rehospitalization rates. Compiled and charted by KNG Health Consulting, the Chartbooks summarize and analyze statistics on home health from a range of government sources, including the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Medicare Cost Reports, Home Health Compare, Medicare fee-for-service claims, and other data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
New this year, the Institute is offering a Hospice Chartbook, also co-sponsored by the Alliance and compiled by KNG Health Consulting. The Hospice Chartbook provides a similar overview of national patient and workforce data with an emphasis on state-specific information and trends, including key data on hospice patients and providers, Medicare spending on hospice, and more.
“The Home Health Chartbook has served as a critical tool demonstrating the value of home health to patients and the healthcare system for more than a decade, and we are thrilled to offer the Hospice Chartbook beginning this year,” said Jennifer Schiller, Executive Director of the Research Institute for Home Care. “We appreciate the continued support of the National Alliance for Care at Home as a co-sponsor helping to make the chartbooks a valued resource for the public.”
“The Chartbooks offer providers a better understanding of the Medicare home health and hospice benefits and their impact,” said Alliance CEO Dr. Steve Landers. “Care at home is changing rapidly, and it’s critical for providers to anticipate changes before they happen by staying up to date on the latest data and research. The Home Health Chartbook has really helped me stay current, and I look forward to the role the Hospice Chartbook will play as a complement to the Alliance’s annual Facts and Figures report. I rely on these resources often in Alliance advocacy and policy development.”
Upcoming Home Health Chartbook Webinar
The Alliance and the Institute will present the findings of the Home Health Chartbook in a webinar on February 13, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET, which will serve as an overview for the Chartbook, how to use it, key data from this year’s edition, and more. The webinar will be free and recorded for later use.
Key takeaways that will be discussed:
- More Medicare home health users are aged 85+
- Medicare home health patients are increasingly more medically complex
- Hip and knee replacement without major complication or comorbidity are back in the Top Three MS-DRGs for Medicare Home Health Users
- And more
Upcoming Hospice Chartbook Webinar
The Alliance and the Institute will present the Hospice Chartbook findings alongside data from the 2024 Facts & Figures report in a webinar on February 27, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET, which will serve as an overview for the Hospice Chartbook and Facts & Figures as well as, their key distinctions, critical data from this year’s edition, and more. The webinar will be free and recorded for later use.
Key takeaways that will be discussed:
- State-level hospice data
- Breakdowns of hospice spending
- And more
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About the Research Institute for Home Care (the Institute or RIHC)
The Research Institute for Home Care (the Institute or RIHC) is a non-profit, national consortium of home care providers and organizations. The Institute invests in research and education about home health care and its ability to deliver quality, cost-effective, patient-centered care across the care continuum. The Institute is committed to conducting and sponsoring research and initiatives that demonstrate and enhance the value proposition that home care has to offer patients and the entire U.S. health care system.
About the National Alliance for Care at Home
The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) is a new national organization representing providers of home care, home health, hospice, palliative care, and other health care services mainly delivered in the home. The Alliance brings together two organizations with nearly 90 years of combined experience: NAHC and NHPCO. NAHC and NHPCO have combined operations to better serve members and lead into the future of care offered in the home. Learn more at www.AllianceForCareAtHome.org.