title: Home health care: a comparative analysis of hospital-based and community-based agency patients.
abstract: This study analyzed the patient-type and service-mix of hospital-based and community-based home care agencies. The results of this analysis revealed that hospital-based agency patients were different than community-based agency patients, in terms of the above mentioned variables; and that these differences were statistically significant. Specifically, hospital-based agency patients were older, were more limited in their functional ability, received a higher intensity of care, and utilized a greater proportion of therapeutic services. Furthermore, a higher percentage of hospital-based agency patients were in an acute care facility prior to home care; had cancer and circulatory disorders as their primary diagnosis; and had Medicare as their primary source of payment. This study concludes with recommendations with respect to future planning and administration of home care services.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York; D010361:Patients