title: When third party payment determines service: the elderly at risk.
abstract: Third party reimbursement policies have created barriers to coordinated health services. They have had the effect of compromising the nature and quality of the delivery of nursing service to the elderly in the home setting, thereby posing health risks to older adults. The practice of holistic nursing requires a total commitment to the advocacy role in order to reduce risks to elderly clients and to provide them with quality care.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: J Q
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: McDevitt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement