COME HOME Model
The goal of COME HOME is to improve health outcomes, enhance patient care experiences and significantly reduce costs of care by keeping patients out of the emergency department and hospital as much as possible.
In 2012, Dr. Barbara McAneny created Innovative Oncology Business Solutions (IOBS) to apply for and subsequently manage a $19.76 million grant awarded on July 12, 2012 by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMS/CMMI), to develop a community oncology medical home model and implement that model in seven practices across the country. The model proved to be very successful, improving patient care, outcomes and patient satisfaction, while dramatically reducing costs.