title: Normative treatment guidelines in home care: building the case.
abstract: To effectively market programs and maximize resources under a prospective payment system, home healthcare agencies need to look closely at standardizing treatment practices to link patient outcomes to the care provided. This article discusses the issues, methods, and processes used to test treatment guidelines and strategies to improve existing guidelines through evidence-based research.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Program, University of Washington, Tacoma, USA. aawilson@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D011445:Prospective Payment System