Data sets for home care organizations.
Those who predict the future see managed care as a major element in reformed health care delivery. And one tool that managed care uses increasingly is outcomes measurement. Home care has just begun to develop its role in outcomes measurement by completing a uniform minimum data set to gather and compare data. The data set as yet does not include outcomes; it is the first step toward that goal.
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National Association for Home Care, USA.
D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards*; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000145:classification* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000145:classification* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States