title: The occupational therapist as a member of the home healthcare team.
abstract: In the changing healthcare environment of the 1990s, home healthcare professionals are being challenged to provide successful, cost-effective, and appropriate skilled care for patients. It is important that all professional home healthcare personnel work as a team to accomplish these goals. The OT is an important member of this team. After an acute illness or throughout the course of a chronic illness, there are numerous times when home healthcare patients benefit from skilled OT services. Home healthcare nurses are in a unique position to recognize the need to work with the patient's physician for referral to other members of the healthcare team.
authors.affiliation: Abington Memorial Hospital Home Care, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krimker
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D010348:Patient Care Team; D014481:United States