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Establishing private duty in a Medicare world. 1998

K L Bailey

Private Duty Solutions, Inc., Leola, PA, USA.

The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 projects $16.2 billion in Medicare cuts over five years, which will force dramatic changes in the home care delivery system. Medicare agencies with a good public image and strong referral sources are in a strong market position to offer private-duty services. Agencies in a weak market position should immediately begin to diversify their services to succeed in this new environment. Private duty can be lucrative if agency management establishes efficient systems, maintains high standards, and thinks like entrepreneurs.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008004	Licensure	The legal authority or formal permission from authorities to carry on certain activities which by law or regulation require such permission. It may be applied to licensure of institutions as well as individuals.	Institutional Personnel Licensure,Licenses,Licensure, Institutional, Personnel,Licensing,Permits,Institutional Personnel Licensures,License,Licensure, Institutional Personnel,Licensures,Licensures, Institutional Personnel,Permit,Personnel Licensure, Institutional,Personnel Licensures, Institutional
D008389	Marketing of Health Services	Application of marketing principles and techniques to maximize the use of health care resources.	Health Services Marketing,Marketing Services, Health,Marketing, Health Services,Services, Health Marketing,Health Marketing Service,Health Marketing Services,Marketing Service, Health
D009744	Nursing, Private Duty	The practice of nursing by a registered or licensed nurse to care for a specific patient in a health facility or in the home.	Nursing, Private Practice,Private Duty Nursing,Private Practice Nursing
D011357	Product Line Management	Management control systems for structuring health care delivery strategies around case types, as in DRGs, or specific clinical services.	Line Management, Product,Line Managements, Product,Management, Product Line,Managements, Product Line,Product Line Managements
D006278	Medicare	Federal program, created by Public Law 89-97, Title XVIII-Health Insurance for the Aged, a 1965 amendment to the Social Security Act, that provides health insurance benefits to persons over the age of 65 and others eligible for Social Security benefits. It consists of two separate but coordinated programs: hospital insurance (MEDICARE PART A) and supplementary medical insurance (MEDICARE PART B). (Hospital Administration Terminology, AHA, 2d ed and A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, US House of Representatives, 1976)	Health Insurance for Aged and Disabled, Title 18,Insurance, Health, for Aged and Disabled,Health Insurance for Aged, Disabled, Title 18,Health Insurance for Aged, Title 18
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D018574	Home Care Agencies	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)	Home Health Agencies,Home Health Care Agencies,Agencies, Home Care,Agencies, Home Health,Agency, Home Care,Agency, Home Health,Care Agencies, Home,Care Agency, Home,Home Care Agency,Home Health Agency
D019458	Insurance Coverage	Generally refers to the amount of protection available and the kind of loss which would be paid for under an insurance contract with an insurer. (Slee & Slee, Health Care Terms, 2d ed)	Insurance Status,Coverage, Insurance,Status, Insurance