Titrating versus targeting home care services to frail elderly clients: An application of agency theory and cost-benefit analysis to home care policy

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-123

  Weissert, William ^a   Chernew, Michael ^a   Hirth, Richard ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Case management; Cost effectiveness; Home care; Performance payment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PERFORMANCE; POLITICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SIMULATION;

EID: 0037304162     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264302239016     Document Type: Article

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