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Published on: September 30, 2020
Identifying skilled management and evaluation needs of home health care patients
Abstract:
This article describes the development of an assessment inventory to identify home care clients needing skilled management and evaluation services. Evidence supporting the inventory's content, criterion-related and predictive validity is presented. The inventory accurately predicted those patients readmitted within 60 days of discharge. Home health care nurses found the inventory easy to use without being time consuming. Use of the inventory by home health care nurses will permit care agencies to more easily document the need to continue care and reduce recidivism and cost while increasing care quality.
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