ER Care is Now Comes to Patient Homes for a Fraction of the Cost

About this episode

Lon Hecht discusses the benefits and impact of delivering ER-level care directly to patients' homes at a lower cost.

Lon Hecht, CEO of Care2U, a physician-led company that delivers hospital-level, ER-equivalent care directly to patients in their homes, and at a fraction of the cost operating across the New York metro area joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Healthcare Channels. Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Lon Hecht discuss the following: First, can you speak more about why you wanted to bring ER-level care to homes? What is the benefit of offering care directly to the patient vs. going the traditional route? What has been the most impactful part of your work since adopting your own model of ER care? Can you talk about some of the successes and why you think your approach actually works for patients? You also mention how ER care at home is offered at a fraction of the cost. Can you talk about how you made this happen, and what trends you've seen in the past that have caused healthcare pricing to increase? Are there some other reasons why patients today are moving toward the home? Beyond wanting quality care, can you talk about the mental and emotional impact of staying in the home? What's one thing you hope audiences take away from your work and your mission? What are your hopes…

People in this episode

Host: Eric Dye

Guest: Lon Hecht

Topics covered

• home healthcare
• emergency care
• cost-effective healthcare
• patient-centered care
• healthcare trends

Keywords

• ER care
• home healthcare
• Care2U
• healthcare costs
• patient care

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Care2U

Places: New York metro area

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