title: [Revision of Medical Fee System for Treatment at Nursing Homes - The Influential Consideration of the Introduction of One-Patient-Per-Visit Method on the Welfare of Elderly Patients at Nursing Homes].
abstract: The 2014 revision of the medical fee system includes the introduction of a one-patient-per-visit method at nursing homes, which should be followed to avoid a drastic reduction in medical fees. We followed the new method, resulting in much more frequent visits to nursing homes(For example, we visit a facilitythree times per week instead of the previous two times per month). Frequent visits to multiple facilities are time- and effort-consuming on our side as a clinic, but, on the other hand, patients have more opportunities to see a doctor when theyare sick even if theyare not scheduled to do so. In this study, we examined how the new method affects the welfare of elderlypatients at nursing homes.
authors.affiliation: Medical Corporation Seijyu Kai, Sakura Home Clinic.
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Minako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fuse
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005251:Fees, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000191:economics*