Unmet patient need in home care under managed care

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 103-120

  Kadushin, Goldie ^a   Egan, Marcia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Home health care; Managed care; Medicare prospective payment; Social work practice

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOMEMAKER SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 33750348562     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v47n03_07     Document Type: Article

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