The development of a home care quality assurance program in Alberta.
Following the introduction of a provincially funded Coordinated Home Care Program in Alberta in 1978, a Home Care Standards Committee was established to develop a comprehensive program for evaluating the quality of support service and home health care. The conceptual framework for this quality assurance program and the outcome criteria which have been identified are presented.
D000416:Alberta; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013597:Systems Analysis