A study of home care quality management data-collection systems.
A recent study reveals that home care agencies have inconsistent standards for quality management and inefficient data-collection systems. Are currently available data-collection systems suited for home care needs, or should they be redesigned?
Pratt
J R
JR
Long-Term Care Management Institute, St. Joseph's College, Standish, ME.
Webb
B W
BW
Reid
W M
WM
D003625:Data Collection / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards*; D004282:Documentation; D018574:Home Care Agencies / Q000592:standards*; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008281:Maine; D008331:Management Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D008332:Management Quality Circles / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States