Home care: moving forward with continuous quality improvement

The utility of examining the effectiveness of home care is illustrated by selected examples and applications. The growth rate of home care over the past decade, questions regarding the possibly substantial differences between the quality of home care in rural and urban America, and empirical evidenc...

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Published inJournal of aging & social policy Vol. 7; no. 3-4; p. 149
Main Authors Shaughnessy, P W, Schlenker, R E, Crisler, K S, Arnold, A G, Powell, M C, Beaudry, J M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 1996
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Aged
Home Care Services - standards
Humans
Quality Assurance, Health Care
United States
United States
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Summary:The utility of examining the effectiveness of home care is illustrated by selected examples and applications. The growth rate of home care over the past decade, questions regarding the possibly substantial differences between the quality of home care in rural and urban America, and empirical evidence that suggests inferior quality of home care for health maintenance organization patients support the need for measuring and monitoring outcomes of home care. The conclusions of a research program targeted at developing a system of outcome measures for home care, and the resulting national demonstration program to implement and refine that system, are summarized.
ISSN:0895-9420
DOI:10.1300/J031v07n03_09