title: A global perspective: quality versus cost.
abstract: Finding the balance between maintaining quality of services and keeping costs down is a global problem. CARING asked home care colleagues around the world to respond to a question about cost versus quality issues. Their answers reveal some differences in health care delivery systems from country to country, but they also highlight some similarities: home care providers everywhere are grappling with financial issues and are concerned about maintaining high-quality care in a changing environment.
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005060:Europe; D014943:Global Health; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States