Newswise — CHICAGO, IL (Nov. 18, 2019) The American Academy of Home Care Medicine (AAHCM) is the premier professional association that represents physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, and allied healthcare providers working in the field of home care medicine.

AAHCM is a community of forward-thinking professionals who believe that home-based primary is the most cost-effective and compassionate form of health care. To help spread awareness of the power of home care medicine, the organization partnered with Information Matrix, producers of a series of award-winning educational videos, to create a documentary entitled “The Power of Home Care Medicine.” The documentary is available as both a full length, six-minute version and an abridged, one-minute version. 

The documentary premiered at the 2019 AAHCM Annual Meeting in Rosemont, IL, and will be distributed to Public Television stations in all 50 states with an expected air date of early December. In the meantime, the organization is encouraging its members, partners, and other industry experts to share these videos through their own distribution channels to show the impact of home care medicine. 

Brent T. Feorene, MBA, Executive Director of AAHCM shared, “'The Power of Home Care Medicine' demonstrates the human impact and the societal significance of home care medicine, highlighting for a variety of audiences the current value and immense potential of home care medicine.” 

AAHCM is a professional organization serving the needs of physicians, health professionals, and organizations committed to improving care of patients in the home. AAHCM delivers on the promise of interdisciplinary, high-value health care in the home for all people in need by promoting the art, science, and practice of home care medicine. The AAHCM membership is composed of physicians, medical directors, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, registered nurses, social workers, practice administrators, and residents/students working in the field of home care medicine. For more information on AAHCM, please visit www.aahcm.org.

 

Other Link: “The Power of Home Care Medicine”