Outcome measurement in home health.
Home health occupational therapists, as well as their colleagues in other settings, cannot afford to ignore the need for clear, objective, and reliable outcome measurements. Such measurement will provide patients and payers with information on the value and quality of specific occupational therapy services and their overall value to various patient populations.
Higgins
C A
CA
Education and Quality Department, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Seattle, WA 98112-5260, USA.
D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D014481:United States