title: Development of a patient classification system for a home-based hospice program.
abstract: A patient classification system is essential for hospice programs to stay competitive within a changing health care system. The development and implementation of an appropriate system that objectively evaluates cost, quality, and effectiveness of services is one mechanism to support the need for home-based hospice programs. The OCS provides a management system that hospices can use to measure cost and efficiency while documenting quality services.
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authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lazerowich
mesh_terms: D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D010361:Patients / Q000145:classification*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care