Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-243) and index.
List of Tables; Acknowledgments; PART I: SETTING THE SCENE; PART II: OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FIELD: NATIONAL AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES; PART III: SPECIAL PRACTICE ISSUES AND APPLICATIONS; References; Appendixes; Index.
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This book offers convenient access to information about the benefits, drawbacks and challenges of importing high-technology medical care into the home care programs. It is both a descriptive report of research-based observations, and an interpretive analysis of major issues and policies in the delivery of technology-enhanced care. The authors bring to the forefront evidence-based current home care practices, such as ventilator therapy and artificial nutrition infusion pumps, and develop them through complete discussions of legal, ethical and administrative issues they entail. Agency administra.
Current practices in high-tech home care.
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Home care services-- Technological innovations.
Medical technology.
Home Care Agencies-- organization & administration-- United States.
Home Care Services-- organization and administration-- United States.