title: Evolution of evidence-based guidelines for home care: Wisconsin's experience.
abstract: In a pay-for-performance home health system, achieving superior patient outcomes becomes the key to agency success. Evidence-based guidelines help in the achievement of exceptional patient outcomes. In this article, the Wisconsin Homecare Organization (WHO) describes its journey toward basing its home health practice on evidence-based guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Aurora Visiting Nurse Association of Wisconsin, 336 W. Walnut Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212, USA. bobbie.spitz@aurora.org
authors.forename: Bobbie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Spitz
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fraker
authors.forename: Cheryl P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Terri
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000592:standards; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000592:standards; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014922:Wisconsin