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Home Health

The work of skilled home heath providers is a vital part of the healthcare system. By providing care for those unable to leave their homes, home health agencies work to help individuals remain as self-sufficient as possible in their own homes, thus avoiding institutional long-term care. Diverse in its makeup, home health care includes nursing care as well as other services, like physical and occupational therapy, speech-language therapy, and medical social services. The diverse nature of home health services presents various challenges to quality measurement that differ from those found in a more traditional hospital-like setting.


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