CareQuest and NxtCare partner to integrate oral health into home care
Partnership model for integrating dental care into broader healthcare systems. Relevant for practices working in post-acute or institutional care settings.
The CareQuest Institute for Oral Health has partnered with NxtCare to bring oral health insights into home-based care settings. NxtCare provides data analytics and operational dashboards to manage post-acute care for health systems, payers, home health agencies, accountable care organizations, and skilled nursing facilities.
Extending oral health beyond dental practices
This partnership addresses a gap in oral health integration within broader healthcare delivery. Home-based care settings, including skilled nursing facilities and post-acute care environments, often lack systematic access to oral health data and insights. By embedding oral health information into NxtCare's existing analytics platform, patients receiving home-based care will have their oral health needs identified and monitored as part of their overall care management.
Implications for healthcare coordination
The collaboration enables healthcare organizations using NxtCare's platform to view oral health metrics alongside other clinical data. This integration supports care coordination between dental and medical providers, potentially improving outcomes for patients with complex medical conditions who receive care at home. Home health agencies and skilled nursing facilities gain the ability to flag oral health concerns and connect patients with appropriate dental resources more efficiently.
Frequently asked questions
What does the CareQuest and NxtCare partnership do?
The partnership integrates oral health data and insights into NxtCare's analytics platform, which manages post-acute care for health systems, home health agencies, and skilled nursing facilities. This allows healthcare organizations to monitor oral health as part of overall patient care management.
Which healthcare settings benefit from this partnership?
Health systems, payers, home health agencies, accountable care organizations, and skilled nursing facilities that use NxtCare's platform can now access oral health information and operational insights for patients receiving home-based or post-acute care.
How does integrating oral health into home care improve patient outcomes?
Embedding oral health data into broader care coordination platforms enables healthcare providers to identify and address oral health concerns earlier, improve communication between dental and medical providers, and connect patients with appropriate dental resources more efficiently.
What types of data does NxtCare provide to healthcare organizations?
NxtCare provides data analytics and operational dashboards that help healthcare organizations manage post-acute care. Through this partnership, oral health insights are now included in those dashboards.
