Putting the pieces together: private-duty home healthcare and geriatric care management: one home health agency's model.
This article examines how one home health agency successfully launched a geriatric care management program. The methods of market assessment, the necessary staff to implement the program, and an overview of geriatric care management in general are presented together with an actual case study.
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Lisa M
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HealthTouch, Inc., Wakefield, RI, USA. lisamscott1@comcast.net
Sharkey
Candace
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