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1. Benefits of Home Healthcare for
Ambulatory Surgery Patients
India Home Health Care Pvt. Ltd.
Frank Goller - CEO
2. Definition of Home Healthcare
Home Healthcare is defined as
Healthcare service provided to a person with a medical need, who
needs support at their own home by trained staff
Requirements for Home Healthcare service
• Understanding the specific need of the patient due to their medical
condition
• Ability to evaluate any change in the condition of the patient
• Documentation and reporting according to expected standards
Only trained staff is able to provide this with quality
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3. Benefits of Home Healthcare
Home Care Nurses function as Eyes and Ears of the Doctor at the bedside
To The Doctor To Their Patients
• Ensure compliance with post-operative • Reduces anxiety
orders and minimize post-operative • Offers continuum of care
complications • Provides support and care that will help
• Provides a supportive, caring, yet the patient through the initial recovery
professional face, thereby reducing process
demands on the surgeon’s precious time • Reduces need for hospitalization and
• Timely update by home care staff to hence the cost
nurse on recuperation process • Decreases the amount of perceived
• Minimizes need for “unnecessary” patient immediate and residual pain
visits to the clinic/hospital • Proven that patients feel and sleep better
• Increases patient satisfaction with their after a home visit by a Registered Nurse
overall surgical experience (US research)
Increases diversity of procedures that can be done, as monitoring and care at home is assured
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4. Role of Home Care Nurse in Post-op Care
Wound Care
Medication Diet
Review Compliance
Checking
Vitals
Assessing
General Status Mobilization
& Report to Review
Doctor Superior
Teaching and Outcome
Reinforcement for
Patient
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5. How can quality of care be assured @ home?
Qualified staff required to provide quality care
• Registered Nurse – B.Sc/GNM
• Medical/Surgical experience
• Capable of working independently
Qualified • Excellent documentation and communication skills
Staff
Working with the treating doctor
in a partnership to minimize
information gap Standard Defining standard protocols on post-
Partnership
Procedures operative best practice and
communicating to the company/staff
working with the surgeon
Communi-
Utilizing the latest technologies to Technology
cation
support the care process and to
ensure a safe recovery process
Structured communication between
nurse and surgeon enabled by
technology, processes and
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6. Collaboration of Doctor and India Home Health Care
Patient
Treatment Care
Care Plan
Doctor IHHC
Feedback/Results
7. India Home Health Care Pvt. Ltd. (IHHC)
• IHHC was started end of 2009 in Chennai to provide quality care at the
bedside of the patient
– We are working with doctors and hospitals to provide home service to their
patients
• Since May 2011 we have extended our operations into Bangalore and are
currently evaluating additional cities to be opened within the next few
months
• IHHC works with full-time employees who are constantly trained by us and
our partners
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8. Services Offered by IHHC
Visit 8h+ Care
Registered Nurse
P P
Associate Nurse
P
Personal Care
Taker P
Physiotherapist P
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9. Contact details
India Home Health Care Pvt. Ltd.
CHENNAI BANGALORE
No. 2, 3rd Lane, McNichols Road 104, Ground Floor, 17th C Main, 5th Cross,
Chetpet, Chennai – 600 031 5th Block, Koramangala
Bangalore – 560 095
Phone: 044 - 64 62 60 60 Phone: 96866 69538 / 39 / 40
Email: Chennai@ihhc.in Email: Bangalore@ihhc.in
Web
www.indiahomehealthcare.com
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