Expanding Home Health Capabilities with Winbigler Medical

Winbigler Medical partners with Home Health Agencies to improve access and clinical outcomes for patients needing in-home services. Leveraging telemedicine, our physicians provide end-to-end clinical support—from certifying home health orders to managing high-acuity care in the home. Nurses gain reliable, real-time access to on-shift physicians via doxy.me, allowing for timely interventions, better outcomes, and reduced hospital readmissions—even on nights, weekends, and holidays.

Challenges in Home Health

  • High-acuity patients discharged from hospitals
  • Lack of an engaged or available PCP
  • PCPs unwilling to sign Home Health Plans of Care (485)
  • Poor documentation of face-to-face encounters
  • PCPs licensed in different states
  • No after-hours or on-site physician coverage

These challenges result in staffing inefficiencies, payment delays, write-offs, and ultimately limit care for eligible patients.

Key Issues We Help Solve

  • Missed billing due to incomplete certifications
  • Inappropriate ED transfers for treatable conditions like:
    • UTIs
    • CHF exacerbations
    • COPD flare-ups
    • Pneumonia

These preventable hospital visits increase costs and patient stress, often stemming from reliance on outdated phone consults.

Programs & Benefits

Home Health Telemedicine

  • SOC (Start of Care) visits for patients with PCP gaps
  • Face-to-face assessments with nurses at bedside
  • Support for acute episodes and escalations
  • ED transfer management
  • On-call coverage when PCPs are unavailable
  • Medication review and reconciliation
  • Full transitional care coordination

Advanced Home Care (AHC) Telemedicine

  • Custom coverage for high-acuity home discharges
  • Additional visits for medically complex patients
  • Early detection and rapid interventions
  • ED diversion and transfer oversight
  • Helps reduce hospital length of stay (LOS)