Innovation where it counts: in the home

Managed care and consumer preference have once again focused attention on care delivered in the home. The development of clinical technology has enabled the home care market to accept complex, "high-tech" patients. For advanced practice nurses (APNs) to have an integral part in shaping the emerging high-tech home care industry, they must have an understanding of the technology and its clinical and financial implications. APNs must define their roles in response to the needs created by the evolving home care market.