Home Care Agencies
| Definition: |
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) |
| Notes: |
public or private agencies; coord IM with specific home care (IM) |
| Also Called: |
Home Health Agencies,Home Health Care Agencies |
| Previously Indexed: |
Home Care Services (1978-1994) |
Home Care Agencies Definitions and Terms
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