Changes to the healthcare system brought about by the Affordable Care Act have created the need to produce more efficient and streamlined action plans for patients who have historically been deemed as a high risk for hospital readmission. As hospitals face the increased risk of high readmission rates for recently discharged patients, Community Paramedicine provides an outlet for aggressive patient-centered care by essentially bringing physician “house calls” back into the system. By allowing PCP’s to utilize skilled paramedics as their eyes and ears in the field, this streamlined approach ensures that a patient is kept within their own hospital network and that the primary care physician is kept both informed and involved in the patients care plan. The ability to make timely and informed decisions for a patient is invaluable towards their overall health and wellness. SmartCare Community Paramedicine is the logical solution towards addressing this ever-growing need.
