Practice variations in home health care.
Home Health Care Serv Q
; 22(3): 41-64, 2003.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-14629083
ABSTRACT
Wide variation in Medicare home care utilization became apparent in the 1990s. This study examined the impact of patient, provider, agency, and market factors on five measures of home care practice. Data were collected at 44 agencies in eight states. The final analysis sample included 732 home care episodes for which longitudinal patient data were available. Results indicated that patient factors, such as complexity and functional status, were important predictors of the care a patient received. Agency and market characteristics also strongly influenced care practices. Characteristics of the care providers, on the other hand, exerted only minimal influence.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Reembolso de Incentivo
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Sistema de Pagamento Prospectivo
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Padrões de Prática Médica
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Medicare
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Serviços de Assistência Domiciliar
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Home Health Care Serv Q
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM