Intensive short-term home care for chronic illness.
The revised Medicare regulations offer home health nurses new opportunities to try different visit plans, including more visits. Providing intensive services for a relatively short period of time early in the service period can offer long-term benefits for patients and their families as well as overall cost savings for the insurer.
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