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House calls.
House calls provide a unique perspective on patients' environment and health problems. The demand for house calls is expected to increase considerably in future decades as the U.S. population ages. Although study results have been inconsistent, house calls involving multidisciplinary teams may reduce hospital readmissions and long-term care facility stays. Common indications for house calls are...
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BACKGROUND The Medication Management Program was established at the Fraser Health Authority in 2005, in response to evidence suggesting that having pharmacists provide care to patients in their homes after discharge from hospital could reduce subsequent utilization of health service resources. OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of the Medication Management Program in its first 2 years o...
متن کاملHouse calls and home care.
HOUSE CALLS AND DOMICILIARY VISITS Introduction A growing number of people in the United States are homebound and need in-home health care services. “House calls” refer to the provision of physician services to patients in their homes or apartments, including independent living centers. Domiciliary visits refer to physician services provided to patients who reside in assisted living facilities,...
متن کاملMaking house calls: using telecommunications to bring health care into the home.
According to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, an estimated 22 million Americans used their computers to seek medical information in 1995, making health concerns the sixth most common reason for using the Internet in the United States. Market research firms estimate that the number of people going online for this purpose is growing by 70% annually. Developments in computer technology, the Inte...
متن کاملPatient satisfaction with emergency house calls.
STUDY OBJECTIVES To identify determinants of patient satisfaction with emergency house calls and to assess the properties of a satisfaction measurement questionnaire. DESIGN Patient survey, combined with routinely collected information on the circumstances of the house call. SETTING Emergency house calls provided by an independent emergency care organization (ECO) in Geneva, Switzerland. ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0196-0644
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.10.003