Why HealthCare is Going Home
The 65 and older group will account for 19 percent of the population in 2030, an over 50% increase since 2010. This demographic trend and the focus on reducing health care costs will continue to rapidly increase demand for home care. Our speaker, Dr. Steve Landers is the President and CEO of the Visiting Nurse Association Health Group, Inc.,the nation’s second largest not-for- profit home health care organization. Dr. Landers addresses the challenges and opportunities home care faces while exploring current payment models and major healthcare market trends.
Before joining VNA Health Group, Dr. Landers served as the Director of the Center for Home Care and Community Rehabilitation and Director of Post-Acute Operations for the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic. As a certified family doctor and geriatrician, Dr. Landers places a strong emphasis on house calls to the vulnerable elderly and has a specialized interest in geriatric medicine, home health, hospice and palliative care. Dr. Landers is a graduate of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. He currently serves on numerous Boards including the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation, Partnership for Quality Home Health Care, Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP), and Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA).
Dr. Landers has authored several articles on the role of home care in national publications, including the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medicine. Dr. Landers most recently joined the Huffington Post as a regular blogger focusing on health policy, family caregivers, and nurses and finding ways to improve quality and value in American health care. In 2014, Dr. Landers received the NJBiz 40 Under 40 Award, a recognition of New Jersey’s most accomplished young businessmen and women.
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Posted on Apr 15, 2016