title: Occupational therapy's journey: the implementation, challenge, and expectation.
abstract: The increased interest in administrative issues reflects the changing climate facing the profession of occupational therapy in the mid-1980s. The effect of the changing medical delivery system on the profession is evidenced through the development of home health organizations (HMOs), diagnostic-related group (DRG) systems, and other federal- and state-regulated systems. To ensure survival, the practice of occupational therapy will become more community based and less dependent on the hospital setting.
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D004519:Education, Special / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000639:trends; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000639:trends; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States