Home Health Care
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1986)

Position Papers1 September 1986Home Health CareHEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEEHEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEESearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-105-3-454 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThere are many definitions of "home health care." In general, this means the provision of health care services in the patient's home rather than an institutional setting or a provider's office. Opinions differ as to which patients should receive home health care, what services should be included, who should provide the care, and how long it should last. 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Maynard III, M.D., Chairman; Boy Frame, M.D.; Charles E. Lewis, M.D.; Paul D. Stolley, MD.; Richard G. Farmer, M.D.; John M. Eisenberg, M.D.; Malcolm L. Peterson, MD.; William L. Hughes, M.D.; Theodore Eickhoff, M.D.; John R. Hogness, MD.; Helen L. Smits, MD.; and Richard J. Reitemeier, M.D. The principle author was Jack A. Ginsburg. This paper was adopted by the Board of Regents on 9 April 1986. 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SMITH, PHARM.D., BEVERLY L. BLACK, M.H.S.A.Home Health CareHELEN SALZMAN, M.S.W., RICHARD LANGENDORF, M.D., PAUL RAVENNA, M.D. 1 September 1986Volume 105, Issue 3Page: 454-460KeywordsAgingChildrenHealth careMedical servicesMedicarePrevention, policy, and public healthPublic policy Issue Published: 1 September 1986 Copyright & Permissions© 1986 American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...