scholarly journals Transitional Home Care Program Utilizing the Integrated Practice Unit Concept (THC-IPU): Effectiveness in Improving Acute Hospital Utilization

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lian Leng Low ◽  
Wei Yi Tay ◽  
Shu Yun Tan ◽  
Elian Hui San Chia ◽  
Rachel Marie Towle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Acute Hospital ◽  
Hospital Utilization ◽  
Integrated Practice ◽  
Transitional Home

scholarly journals Effectiveness of a transitional home care program in reducing acute hospital utilization: a quasi-experimental study

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lian Leng Low ◽  
Farhad Fakhrudin Vasanwala ◽  
Lee Beng Ng ◽  
Cynthia Chen ◽  
Kheng Hock Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Acute Hospital ◽  
Hospital Utilization ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Transitional Home

Pegvisomant home care program is likely to improve treatment compliance leading to rapid IGF1 control

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Els Rutten ◽  
Dashty Husein ◽  
Pascale Abrams ◽  
Linsey Winne ◽  
Els Feyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Treatment Compliance ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Improve Treatment

Nursing Service in a Home Care Program

1951 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 233 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Nursing Service

scholarly journals Cost Analysis of Methylprednisolone Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis Patients

1998 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 222-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynda S. Robson ◽  
Charlene Bain ◽  
Shann Beck ◽  
Suzanne Guthrie ◽  
Peter C. Coyte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Cost Saving ◽  
Cost Analysis ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Sensitivity Analyses ◽  
Patient Treatment ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis Patients ◽  
The Cost

ABSTRACT:Background:Intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the treatment of choice for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients undergoing acute exacerbation of disease symptoms and yet its cost has not been accurately determined. Determination of this cost in different settings is also pertinent to consideration of cost-saving alternatives to in-patient treatment.Methods:Cost analysis from the point of view of the health care system of IVMP treatment of MS patients receiving treatment in association with a selected Toronto teaching hospital in fiscal year 1994/95 was carried out. Costs of any concurrent treatments were excluded.Results:Total cost for 92 patients, based on a 4 dose regime, was estimated to be $78,527. The the cost per patient was $1,1181.84 for in-patients (IP), $714.64 for out-patients of the MS Clinic (OP) and $774.21 for patients whose treatment was initiated in the Clinic, but completed in the home (HC). Sensitivity analyses indicated: 1) IP treatment was in all cases more expensive than that of OP or HC; 2) the cost savings of OP vs. HC was sensitive to assumptions made regarding Clinic overhead, Clinic nursing costs and Home Care Program overhead.Conclusion:Alternatives to in-patient care must be considered carefully. In this study, both out-patient and in-home treatment were cost-saving alternatives to in-patient treatment, but large differences in the cost of hospital out-patient vs. in-home care could not be demonstrated.

Home-care program for pre-eclampsia

1993 ◽  
Vol &NA; (918) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
&NA;
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Care Program

The Reform of Home Care Services in Ontario: Opportunity Lost or Lesson Learned?

2007 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 208-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen Randall
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Home Care Services ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Hospital Discharges ◽  
Rehabilitation Professionals ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Commission Report

Background. With the release of the Romanow Commission report, Canadian governments are poised to consider the creation of a national home care program. If occupational and physical therapists are to have input in shaping such a program, they will need to learn from lost opportunities of the past. Purpose. This paper provides an overview of recent reforms to home care in Ontario with an emphasis on rehabilitation services. Method. Data were collected from documents and 28 key informant interviews with rehabilitation professionals. Results. Home care in Ontario has evolved in a piecemeal manner without rehabilitation professionals playing a prominent role in program design. Practice Implications. Rehabilitation services play a critical role in facilitating hospital discharges, minimizing readmissions, and improving the quality of peoples' lives. Canadians will benefit if occupational and physical therapists seize the unique opportunity before them to provide meaningful input into creating a national home care program.

A PEDIATRIC HOME CARE PROGRAM IN LONDON—TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1965 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 314-321
Author(s):  
A. B. Bergman ◽  
H. Shrand ◽  
T. E. Oppé
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Hospital Costs ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Chronically Ill ◽  
The United States ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Small Children ◽  
Descriptive Account ◽  
Sick Children

RECENT YEARS have seen a resurgence of interest in organized Home Care programs as a variety of factors have spurred the search for alternatives to hospital care. Chief among them has been the economic burden of spiraling hospital costs. Many programs have been devised to enable chronically ill persons in the older age group—the "home-bound" geriatric patient—to be supervised in their own homes. There are, however, special reasons for attempting to control the admission of children to hospitals. Illness is a time when a child becomes more dependent than usual and seems to need the security of parents and the comfort of familiar home environment. Even though enlightened hospitals now encourage visiting, many parents cannot take advantage of this for such reasons as distance and having to care for the other children at home. There is debate as to the amount of emotional harm caused by hospitalization of small children; most workers would say it does no good, and, in some cases, can lead to serious sequelae. The Home Care Program for sick children at St. Mary's Hospital in London was started in April, 1954. One of us (A.B.B.) had the opportunity of participating in this program in 1961 while serving as an Exchange Registrar from Children's Hospital (Boston). It is felt that even though conditions in the United States and Great Britain may be different, there are enough similarities to make a descriptive account of the program of interest to American physicians. The Development of Home Care Schemes Historically, doctors looked after the sick in their own homes when private fees could be afforded.

scholarly journals Psychological home care for type II Schizencephaly: technical and theoretical aspects

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 338-344
Author(s):  
Luísa Pelucio ◽  
Marcia Cristina Nascimento Dourado ◽  
Antonio Egidio Nardi ◽  
Michelle Levitan
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Relaxation Techniques ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Cognitive Distraction ◽  
Family Orientation ◽  
New Treatment ◽  
Treatment Reality ◽  
The Brain

ABSTRACT Schizencephaly is an extremely rare developmental birth defect or malformation characterized by abnormal clefts in the cerebral hemispheres of the brain, extending from the cortex to the ventricles, which may be unilateral or bilateral. This case report describes the general characteristics of a psychological home care program, reporting the main theoretical and technical elements in a 12-years-old case of type II Schizencephaly. The aims of the psychological home treatment were acceptance of the new treatment reality, a reduction in aggression and anxiety, and psychological support for the patient and family. In the psychological home care, patient’s awareness of illness was developed, along with family orientation, psychoeducation, relaxation techniques, and cognitive distraction. It can be observed that a significant improvement in the affective and emotional state was achieved within the patient’s clinical framework.

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