SYMPOSIUM EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION

• Published in: Journal of health and human services administration Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 136 - 140
• Main Author: HENDERSON, ALEXANDER C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA Southern Public Administration Education Foundation Inc 01.10.2017; SAGE Publications; Southern Public Administration Education Foundation
• Subjects: Emergency medical care; Emergency services; Health care; Home health care; Hospital admissions; Hospitals; Paramedics; Patient satisfaction; Public health; Symposium on Community-Based Health Care; Technicians

A number of new health care programs are extending traditional hospital, private practice, or clinic-based health care into the home. These programs, currently operating under the labels of "community paramedicine" (CP), "mobile integrated health" (MIH), or "extended care pr...