Homecare HomebaseSM (HCHB), the leading software provider for home-based care, is showcasing how its platform has helped Pennant Services, a leader in home health and hospice care, to power innovative joint ventures with acute care providers. Leveraging HCHB’s platform, Pennant has achieved seamless integration, enhanced clinical collaboration, and improved patient outcomes, setting a new standard for operational excellence in home-based care.
Pennant relies on HCHB’s robust platform to integrate clinical and operational workflows across its partnerships with healthcare systems such as Scripps Health, John Muir Health, and Hartford HealthCare at Home. Through this collaboration, Pennant and HCHB have established a model that unifies acute and home health care, ensuring better care transitions and improved provider coordination.
“Homecare Homebase enables our joint ventures to deliver exceptional care by bridging the gap between acute and home-based services,” said John Gochnour, President and COO of Pennant Services. “Its capabilities allow us to seamlessly integrate with acute care EHR systems, providing transparency for providers and continuity for patients.”
Key outcomes driven by HCHB’s platform include:
- Enhanced Provider Collaboration: HCHB’s Provider Link integrates directly into acute EHR systems, enabling streamlined order management and improved communication between acute care physicians and home-based care clinicians.
- Unified Documentation: Patients and providers benefit from centralized access to acute and home-based care documentation, improving the care experience and transparency.
- Advanced Integration: Through its partnership with Hartford HealthCare at Home, Pennant achieved one of the most sophisticated integrations of acute and home health care to date.
“HCHB’s purpose-built platform ensures that our customers, like Pennant, can succeed in complex partnerships and deliver the highest quality of care,” said Luke Rutledge, president of Homecare Homebase. “We are proud to support Pennant’s efforts to create innovative care models that bridge acute and home-based care.”
Since its founding in 2010, Pennant has served nearly 18,000 patients annually, relying on HCHB’s home health and hospice-specific tools to achieve operational consistency and clinical excellence. With HCHB’s robust integration capabilities, Pennant has successfully built a scalable framework for joint ventures, empowering its teams to collaborate more effectively and improve patient outcomes.
