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home health care Home care Managed care Medical care that could be administered in a hospital or on an outpatient basis to Pts who are not sufficiently ambulatory to make frequent office or hospital visits Examples IV therapy given at
Pt's residence, usually by a health care professional; HC ↓ need for hospitalization. Cf Ambulatory care, Inpatient care. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In the late '80s, Carol Silver and Nissan Pardo entered the home health care business, as did so many others. The Wall Street Journal, in two front page articles, published on consecutive days, highlighted the life style in nursing homes versus home health care facilities. Benefits of Home Health Care After Inpatient Rehabilitation for Hip Fracture: Health Service Use by Medicare Beneficiaries, 1987-1992 |
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