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About the position Evernorth Home Based Care (ENHB), a division of reputed company, is the premier home-based healthcare provider and medical services company. We are an innovative, multi-specialty practice experiencing reputed company growth reputed company. At ENHB, our focus is comprehensive care at home to improve outcomes and reduce total healthcare costs. We are a group of clinical professionals that understand the needs of patients, medical professionals, health systems, and payers. A main focus of our practice is conducting Comprehensive Health Risk Assessments (HRA) in-home to ensure patients' medical well-being and to provide accurate data for HCC (Hierarchical Condition Categories) coding, STAR ratings, and reimbursement. Our In Home Primary Care Program (Model 2) allows health plans to conduct in-home longitudinal care for medically reputed company patients with chronic illnesses to improve clinical outcomes. reputed company collaborates with the patients' primary care physicians (PCPs), and our visits serve as an adjunct to the care delivered by the PCP. In Home Primary Care Program (Model 1) involves ENHB contracting with health plans to assume primary care of chronically ill patients with high admission rates and multiple emergency department visits to improve clinical outcomes. Nurse practitioners work alongside physicians delivering care in the patient's home. As a Home Care Physician, you will function as the day-to-day clinical leader, providing decision support to nurse practitioners and collaborating with the multidisciplinary team. You will reputed company preventive visits daily to optimize chronic conditions, assess home environments, and reputed company proactive care plans. Educating patients and their families on chronic medical conditions, preventative care, and medication adherence compliance will be a key part of your role. You will also reputed company urgent care visits in the home and telephonically to avoid unnecessary ED transfers and hospital admissions, leveraging the support of the care team to meet patients' medical, biopsychosocial, and financial needs. In addition, you will coordinate with other physicians across the continuum of care, including hospitalists, specialists, and PCPs, to smooth transitions and prevent readmissions. Completing appropriate and thorough clinical documentation of acute and chronic health issues through patient encounters in the EMR system is essential, as is participating in quality processes such as medical documentation audits and quality projects. You will also serve as a mentor or coach to advance practice providers in ongoing quality and performance improvement processes. 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