title: 24-hour care programs.
abstract: Twenty-four-hour care programs, which combine group health programs with workers' compensation and disability benefits, hold considerable potential for cost savings and greater efficiency. This article explains these programs and uses a care history to show the savings they can achieve.
authors.affiliation: Keenan & Associates, Torrance, CA, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hergenrader
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*