The Intensity of Home Care Acuity Scale. Part one.
Competition and consumer demand for lower-cost health services are affecting how patients receive home care. To help support field staff, one agency created an quantitative tool--Intensity of Home Care Acuity Scale.
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Kaiser Permanente, Panorama City, CA, USA.
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D002140:California; D018574:Home Care Agencies; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010361:Patients / Q000145:classification; D012720:Severity of Illness Index