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Home Care: Much Needed, Much Neglected

1975; American College of Physicians; Volume: 82; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-82-1-111

1539-3704

Anne R. Somers,

Healthcare Policy and Management

Editorials1 January 1975Home Care: Much Needed, Much NeglectedANNE R. SOMERS, NANCY H. BRYANT, R.N., M.P.H.ANNE R. SOMERSSearch for more papers by this author, NANCY H. BRYANT, R.N., M.P.H.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-82-1-111 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe story of the Chelsea-Village program of home health care for the homebound aged operated out of St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City and described elsewhere in this issue by Dr. Philip Brickner, Sister Teresita Duque, and associates is as important as it is heart-warming. It should be required reading for health care professionals, third-party payers, and all public and private officials responsible for setting health priorities in this country.Despite the modest dimensions of the experiment—involving only 200 referrals and 169 patients actually placed under care—Dr. Brickner claims significant savings to society. At a minimum rate of $800...References1. HESS J: Care of aged poor a growing scandal. New York Times, 7 October 1974, p. 1 Google Scholar2. BRYANTCANDLANDLOWENSTEIN NLR: Comparison of care and cost outcomes for stroke patients with and without home care. Stroke 5:54-59, 1974 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. EDITORIAL: Improving home health care services. American Medical News, 8 January 1973, p. 4 Google Scholar4. : Annual Report of the Health Insurance Benefits Advisory Council, July 1, 1973-June 30, 1974, Part II, Section B. In press Google Scholar5. : OASDHI hospital insurance operating statistics (table). Social Security Bull 37:57, 1974 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ANNE R. SOMERS; NANCY H. BRYANT, R.N., M.P.H.Affiliations: College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Office of Consumer Health Education Piscataway, New Jersey PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPhysician-Directed Long-Term Home Health Care for the Elderly-A Century-Long ExperienceNeeds assessment for hospital-based home care servicesIssues and opportunities in the regulation of home health carePhysician House Calls: A Complement to Hospital-Based Medical CareHome Care for the AgedDAVID MUMFORD, M.D., IRENE BOGDAN, R.N., ELIZABETH HOYT, M.D., ROSA RODRIGUEZ, M.D. 1 January 1975Volume 82, Issue 1Page: 111-112KeywordsHealth care ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1975 PDF downloadLoading ...