"Home Care Agencies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Public or private organizations that provide, either directly or through arrangements with other organizations, home health services in the patient's home. (Hospital Administration Terminology, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D018574
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.540.483
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| Concept/Terms |
Home Care Agencies- Home Care Agencies
- Agencies, Home Care
- Agency, Home Care
- Care Agencies, Home
- Care Agency, Home
- Home Care Agency
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Home Care Agencies" by people in Profiles.
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The policy implications of the cost structure of home health agencies. Medicare Medicaid Res Rev. 2014; 4(1).
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Direct medical expenditure associated with rheumatoid arthritis in a nationally representative sample from the medical expenditure panel survey. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2012 Nov; 64(11):1649-56.
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Improving patient outcomes of home health care: findings from two demonstration trials of outcome-based quality improvement. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2002 Aug; 50(8):1354-64.