Phillips E K, Fisher M E, MacMillan-Scattergood D, Baglioni A J, Torner J C
Am J Public Health. 1987 Jun;77(6):733-4. doi: 10.2105/ajph.77.6.733.
Referrals to two home health agencies, one public and one private, were examined over a one-year period (n = 290). Clients in the public agency required greater frequency of visits, more nursing services, and care for a longer period of time than did those in the private agency. The public agency served a larger proportion of indigent and Medicaid clients. Increased service delivery with a decreased financial base may forebode an unhealthy future for traditional public home health agencies.
在一年时间内(n = 290),对转介至一家公立和一家私立家庭健康机构的情况进行了审查。与私立机构的客户相比,公立机构的客户需要更频繁的探访、更多的护理服务,且护理时间更长。公立机构服务的贫困和医疗补助客户比例更高。在财务基础减少的情况下增加服务提供,可能预示着传统公立家庭健康机构的未来并不乐观。