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Resource use in home care agencies.

S R Edwardson, P Nardone

    Applied Nursing Research : ANR
    |February 1, 1991
    PubMed
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    Home care agencies face scrutiny over service delivery. Current clinical and financial data may not accurately predict the resources needed for home care services, impacting future reimbursement systems.

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    Area of Science:

    • Healthcare Management
    • Health Services Research
    • Home Healthcare

    Background:

    • The increasing utilization of home care services necessitates a better understanding of service provision.
    • Third-party payers are exploring case mix measures for reimbursement in acute and long-term care, with potential implications for home care.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the utility of routinely collected clinical and financial data in predicting resource allocation for home care.
    • To assess the adequacy of current data sources for forecasting home care service delivery.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of routinely gathered clinical and financial data from three distinct types of home care agencies.
    • Testing the predictive power of existing data for resource utilization in home care settings.

    Main Results:

    • Findings indicate that current data sources may be insufficient for accurately predicting the actual services delivered in home care.
    • The study highlights potential gaps in data collection and its application for resource prediction.

    Conclusions:

    • Existing clinical and financial data may not adequately capture the complexities of home care service delivery.
    • Further development of data collection and analysis methods is needed to support robust case mix measures and reimbursement systems for home care.

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