Managed care in home health: social work practice and unmet client needs.
Findings from a sample (n = 117) obtained through a survey mailed to a random sampling of social workers in home health agencies nation-wide suggest that the characteristics of patients discharged with unmet needs were psychosocial. Social work practice activities targeted transferring responsibility for care for patients from agencies and government/commercial third party payers to informal caregivers and community resources. Desired continuing education topics evidence the emphasis on effective interventions that facilitate discharge, interdisciplinary collaboration and practice evaluation.
Egan
Marcia
M
University of Tennessee, College of Social Work, 822 Beale Street Suite 220, Memphis, TN 38163, USA. megan@utk.edu
Kadushin
Goldie
G
D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D006278:Medicare; D012947:Social Work; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States