The new age of opportunity & risk. Medicare PPS.
The home care community must take appropriate measures to ensure that PPS does not undermine the values and principles of home care. The temptation of PPS to achieve profit at the expense of quality of care and access to services must be confronted by the home care community through reinforced values systems and concrete risk management measures.
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National Association for Home Care, Washington, DC, USA. wad@nahc.org
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