title: Intensive short-term home care for chronic illness.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chubon
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Redmon
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000451:nursing*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States