Elevate Care

Hospital to Home Health with Tom Kiesau


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In this episode of Elevate Care, Kerry interviews Tom Kiesau, Chief Innovation Officer and Managing Partner at the Chartis Group, where they introduce the concept of hospital-at-home and its place within the care-at-home ecosystem. He clarifies that hospital-at-home suits specific populations and conditions but isn't a full replacement for inpatient care. Tom outlines the patient transition from hospital to home, emphasizing clinical decision-making and the need for staff with acute care experience.

The discussion highlights the cost savings and potential for better clinical outcomes with hospital-at-home. It explores the future of hospital-at-home care, its benefits, and challenges, including patient and physician preferences, necessary reimbursement adjustments, and program scalability. This episode underscores the importance of proactive healthcare delivery and the role of technology, like AI, in enhancing consumer engagement.

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Overview of Chartis Group

01:21 Understanding Hospital at Home

04:10 Challenges in Changing Clinicians' Mindsets

05:34 Positioning Hospital at Home as a Distinct Care Model

08:23 Staffing Considerations for Hospital at Home Programs

11:09 The Continuum of Hospital at Home Programs

15:54 The Potential Size of the Hospital at Home Market

19:41 The Future of Hospital at Home and Changing Care Delivery Models

25:31 The Role of Reimbursements in Hospital at Home

28:55 The Path to a Fully Scaled Hospital at Home Program

30:21 The Hopeful Future of Healthcare

35:05 Shifting Healthcare Delivery from Reactive to Proactive

40:01 The Role of Consumers and AI in Healthcare

About Tom:

Tom Kiesau serves as the firm's Chief Innovation Officer and co-leads the Digital & Technology Transformation Line of Business. Prior to assuming leadership of Digital & Technology Transformation, he led the firm’s Strategy practice. He specializes in the areas of: digital transformation, enterprise strategic planning, clinical partnership development, next-generation service line growth strategy, and economic alignment. Tom has also participated in the development of corporate strategy and product development strategy for multiple integrated business process and technology firms that serve the healthcare industry. 

Before joining Chartis, Tom was a Vice President with Apollo Health Street, a healthcare operations and information technology consulting & outsourcing firm, and Alta Resources, a brand-focused customer relationship management (CRM) solution provider. In his leadership role at Alta, he led the development of customer-centric, multi-modal integrated engagement hubs and consumer experiences for some of the world’s most prestigious brands, including Disney, Revlon, UnitedHealth Group, FedEx, S.C. Johnson, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, and Novartis. Prior to those roles he worked at a leading healthcare revenue cycle management consulting firm, where he served as an Engagement Manager and Methodology Service Line Leader for the Patient Access Practice. 

Tom graduated with high honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with a Master of Business Administration concentrating in finance, economics, and strategy. He also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in information systems analysis and design as well as operations management from the University of Wisconsin, where he graduated with distinction. 

Learn more about the Chartis: https://www.chartis.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomkiesau/  

About Kerry:

Kerry Perez hosts the Elevate Care Podcast, dedicated to driving innovation in workforce technology, total talent management, and workforce staffing needs.

As the Vice President, Enterprise Strategy at AMN Healthcare, Kerry Perez leads the design and implementation of enterprise strategies to fuel growth and achieve market leadership.

With over 15 years of experience in various healthcare roles at AMN, including recruitment, marketing, innovation, strategy, and mergers and acquisitions, Kerry established AMN's Diligence and Integration Management Office in her previous role. There, she oversaw the strategic and functional integration of new acquisitions to enhance value.

Guided by principles of customer obsession, ambitious thinking, and tangible results, Kerry's personal and professional mantra is "Be a Somebody who Makes Everybody Feel Like a Somebody." Committed to mentoring emerging leaders and building high-performing teams, Kerry holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business Economics and Communication from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

ABOUT THE SHOW

Elevate Care delves into the latest trends, thinking, and best practices shaping the landscape of healthcare. From total talent management to solutions and strategies to expand the reach of care, we discuss methods to enable high quality, flexible workforce and care delivery. We will discuss the latest advancements in technology, the impact of emerging models and settings, physical and virtual, and address strategies to identify and obtain an optimal workforce mix. Tune in to gain valuable insights from thought leaders focused on improving healthcare quality, workforce well-being, and patient outcomes.

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About The Show: 

Elevate Care delves into the latest trends, thinking, and best practices shaping the landscape of healthcare. From total talent management to solutions and strategies to expand the reach of care, we discuss methods to enable high quality, flexible workforce and care delivery. We will discuss the latest advancements in technology, the impact of emerging models and settings, physical and virtual, and address strategies to identify and obtain an optimal workforce mix. Tune in to gain valuable insights from thought leaders focused on improving healthcare quality, workforce well-being, and patient outcomes. Learn more about the show here.

 

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