When world views collide: a commentary on home health care case-mix and patient outcomes.
The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) has developed a prospective payment system for home-health care that is primarily focused on cost-containment. This new payment system results in a change in a case-mix for treatment that was more care-outcome based. The new case mix is compared to the old case mix with respect to research that is ignored regarding care outcome.
Sanford Center on Aging, University of Nevada, Reno 89557, USA. jelias@unr.edu
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Elias
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Ferry
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Treland
D000368:Aged; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006302:Health Services Research; D018575:Home Care Services, Hospital-Based; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care