PMID: 2120692Sep 1, 1990Paper

Patient classification in home health care: are we ready?

Public Health Nursing
C L CoxP C Smith

Abstract

This longitudinal descriptive study retrospectively profiled the acutely ill patient in home health care and explored the utility of using patient record data in predicting agency resource use and patient outcome. The findings suggest that those variables traditionally relied on for reimbursement qualification and as components of patient-classification schemes may not be wholly adequate to explain resource use and patient outcome in the home health setting. Professional nursing judgment of the patient's prognosis was found to be the most sensitive variable predicting outcome. Selected diagnoses and self-care capacity of the patient were the major predictors of resource use. Suggestions are offered for further studies that may move public health nursing more quickly toward the development of consistent and accurate home health care case mix measures.

References

Jun 1, 1978·Medical Care·J B Mitchell
Jan 1, 1987·Image--the Journal of Nursing Scholarship·D K Pasquale
Jun 1, 1988·Public Health Nursing·M B Myers
Jan 1, 1982·Nursing·L S Lamb
Jan 5, 1985·Home Health Care Services Quarterly·P Lampley, R Freeman
Feb 4, 1987·Home Health Care Services Quarterly·L M Sorgen
Feb 4, 1987·Home Health Care Services Quarterly·I D McIntosh
Feb 4, 1987·Home Health Care Services Quarterly·A SankarJ Wood
Jan 5, 1985·Home Health Care Services Quarterly·W Balinsky, S Rehman

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Oct 1, 1993·Research in Nursing & Health·J L Helberg
Jun 1, 1996·Public Health Nursing·K D Marek
Dec 1, 1996·Public Health Nursing·N S Redeker, A B Brassard
Jan 1, 1993·Image--the Journal of Nursing Scholarship·J L Helberg
Apr 20, 2006·Collegian : Journal of the Royal College of Nursing, Australia·Moya Conrick
Jun 11, 2005·Journal of Clinical Nursing·I-Chuan Li, Teresa Jeo-Chen Yin
Jun 20, 2007·Journal of Nursing Management·Anne-Marie BradyCecily Begley
Dec 20, 2007·Journal of Clinical Nursing·Jing-Juin HuangI-Chuan Li
Aug 28, 2004·The Nursing Clinics of North America·Karen L Schumacher, Joan Marren
Apr 1, 1994·Public Health Nursing·J L Helberg
Feb 26, 2000·The Journal of Nursing Administration·T Lee, M E Mills

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.