title: Reaching for the ideal in home care.
abstract: Home care as delivered by agencies with Medicare as the primary source of reimbursement and by the Hospital Base Home Care programs in the Veteran's Administration system are described and compared. Physician-home care relationships are explored and team function is examined. Recommendations for the improvement in home care are made.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gabe
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gill-Forney
mesh_terms: D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010348:Patient Care Team; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs