title: Home, risky home.
abstract: Driven by increasing costs and decreasing reimbursement for inpatient care, home health care has been one of the fastest growing segments of the health care industry in recent years. While home care offers psychological and cost benefits to patients, there are increased liability exposures for the agency, hospital and health system.
authors.affiliation: MHA Insurance Company, Lansing, MI, USA. jgale@lans.mha.org
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gale
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D007318:Inservice Training; D016365:Liability, Legal; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011361:Professional Competence; D014481:United States