RT Journal
A1 UNTERMAN D, DeGRAFF AC, MELENEY HE
T1 STudy of home care in a municipal hospital
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1949
FD May 14
VO 140
IS 2
SP 152
OP 155
DO 10.1001/jama.1949.02900370020007
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1949.02900370020007
AB Home care represents an extension of medical and nursing service from the hospital to the home. It is one approach to the complex problem of providing continuous medical care to those segments of the population which do not enjoy this advantage at the present time. Home care is also an approach to the problem of hospital beds since it permits earlier discharge of the patient from the hospital and minimizes unnecessary readmissions through continuous medical follow-up. Experience has shown that it costs less to treat a patient at home than in the hospital, and, although such economy is by no means the prime objective of this program, it is nevertheless an important consideration in hospital administration.A pilot study of home care was conducted on the Third and Fourth (New York University) Medical Divisions of Bellevue Hospital during the year beginning Jan. 1, 1948. This program was suggested by the