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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. Please discuss this issue on the talk page, or replace this tag with a more specific message. Editing help is available. This article has been tagged since May 2006. Home care, also known as domiciliary care, is health care provided in the patient's home by healthcare professionals (often referred to as home health care or formal care; in the United States, it is known as skilled care) or by family and friend ...
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- Guide for Patients and Families Improving Health Care Quality (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
- Home Care (National Women's Health Information Center)
Home Care News Headlines
- New Options (and Risks) in Home Care for Elderly
New York Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:04 EST
- NYT Examines 'Gray Market' For In-Home Long-Term Care Aides
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- Dallas Morning News Looks At 46,000 Texans On Waiting List For Home-based Alternative In Medicaid
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Long Term Care Providers Criticize Administration Budget, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Providing Home-Care Services May Hasten Old Age Decline
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Baby as small as pen when born to go home
Reuters - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:18 EST
- Baby as small as pen when born to go home
Reuters - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:20 EST
- 34% Of Elderly U.S. Residents Using Long-Term Care Insurance Claim Coverage For In-Home Care, According To Study
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- 'It Is Just Not Walter Reed'
Washington Post - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- No-Cost, In-Home Care For Elderly Provided By Family Members Amounts To An Estimated $306B Annually
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- Home test kits to screen for bowel cancer could save lives
The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:36 EST
- Perspectives Examine Pay For Performance, Primary Care Physician Income; Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Options For Nursing Home Residents
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Home Oxygen Patient Protection Bill Gathers Support In Virginia, Pennsylvania, Utah, Ohio, Georgia, Oklahoma
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Chronic Disease Management Quality Improvement Efforts Yield Better Care Delivery
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- Child Asthma: The Culprit May Be Inside The Home
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- HHS Secretary Leavitt Proposes Creating Local Health Care Collaborative To Provide Cost, Quality Reports Of Health Care Providers
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Cigna Official Calls For Focus On Transparency, Preventive Care
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Big Gap In Income Between Primary Care Docs And Specialty Docs Endangers U.S. Health Care
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Access To Dental Care Remains Challenging For Low-Income People
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Chinese children die due to lack of medical care
Reuters - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:08 EST
- WP: Soldiers share troubling health care stories
MSNBC - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:41 EST
- Bush to form panel to review wounded soldiers' care
Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:35 EST
- Bush to form panel to review wounded soldiers' care
Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:21 EST
- Health-Care Workers Exposed To HIV On Job Need Preventive Treatment
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Mass. Health Care Plan Moving Forward
Washington Post - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:49 EST
- New York Counties File Lawsuit Against HHS To Prevent Funding Cuts Under Ryan White CARE Act Reauthorization Bil
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- Health Care Lobby Is Served Bagels and a Scolding From the Governor
New York Times - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:05 EST
- The Empire Zone: Firing Off Another Round Over Health Care Budget Cuts
New York Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:58 EST
- Insights Into Osteosarcoma In Cats And Dogs May Improve Palliative Care
ScienceDaily - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Uncircumcised pupils sent home
BBC - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 06:14 EST
- Cannabis grandmother guilty
BBC - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:38 EST
- Automakers' Health Care Costs To Exceed Savings From Concessions
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
- Delays And Lack Of Communication To Primary Care Physicians Common After Hospital Discharge
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- Study measures harm of stress on children's health
Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:19 EST
- New York Gov. Spitzer Defends Proposed Health Care Cuts In TV Ad
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- Psychological Needs Of Military Personnel And Their Families Are Not Being Met, Reports APA Task Force
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Study measures harm of stress on children's health
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:16 EST
- Newspapers Address Issues Related To Long-Term Care Insurance
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
- New England States Work To Develop Universal Health Care Systems
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- American women forego friends and sex due to lack of sleep
The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:41 EST
- Accidental Poisonings Can Happen During Day-to-Day Routines
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Most Health Care Providers In Los Angeles County Do Not Offer HIV Tests To Latinos, Study Says
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Connecticut Lawmakers Propose Universal Health Insurance Plan
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- India to beat blindness elimination target by 2015: Health Minister
The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:44 EST
- Report Examines Use Of Health Care Funds By States Affected By Hurricane Katrina; Study Examines Chronic Disease Management;
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Fourteen stone child 'risks care'
BBC - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:03 EST
- Goodyear To Increase Health Care Costs For Nonunion Employees, Retirees
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- New Registration For Care Workers Who Look After Older People, Children And Vulnerable Adults
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Growing Number Of Physicians Are Using Technology To Develop Low-Overhead Primary Care 'Micropractices'
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Baby beats 100 to 1 survival odds
BBC - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:39 EST
- Indian Health Ministry Receives $3.4B Budget Allocation To Expand Health Care Services, Including HIV/AIDS Programs
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- Health care top domestic concern: poll
Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Health care top domestic concern: poll
Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:33 EST
- Conn. reps seek near-universal health coverage
Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:13 EST
- 60% Of U.S. Residents Say They Would Pay Higher Taxes To Fund Nationwide Universal Health Insurance System, New York Times CBS News Poll Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- American College Of Physicians Commends MedPAC Support For Physician-Directed Care Coordination
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Fact Sheets Examine Medicare, Long-Term Care Spending; Medicaid; Long-Term Spending Data
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- Psychological Needs Of Military Personnel And Their Families Are Increasing, Reports Task Force
ScienceDaily - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Souped-up CT scan speeds up diagnosis
MSNBC - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:26 EST
- Governors, Bush at odds on health care payments
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:21 EST
- New home impotency test kit available for embarrassed men
The Earth Times - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 04:37 EST
- Universal Health Coverage Would Improve Financial Security For Uninsured, Opinion Piece States
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- Air in the home could affect infant health
Reuters - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:22 EST
- New DNA Study Helps Explain Unique Diversity Among Melanesians
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- States too lax on day-care centers
MSNBC - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:46 EST
- Spouses close even if one is in nursing home
The Earth Times - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:53 EST
- Obese British boy will stay with mom
MSNBC - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:36 EST
- As pets live longer, doggie dementia on the rise
MSNBC - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:44 EST
- New DNA Study Helps Explain Unique Diversity Among Melanesians
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- In Iraq, a head wound isn't always a trip home
MSNBC - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:01 EST
- Advocates Call On South Carolina Legislature To Provide $8M For HIV/AIDS Care Services
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Alaska Gov. Palin To Establish Advisory Council To Examine State Health Care System
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Health And Social Care Professionals Scoop Awards At 2006's National Ceremony, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Few Primary Care Docs Offer HIV Test to L.A.'s Hispanics
MedicineNet - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Health Professionals Would Prioritize Spending On The Young Over The Old
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Obese mothers-to-be 'burden NHS'
BBC - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:14 EST
- More than a year for home lead remediation
The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 03:20 EST
- Obese British boy to stay with family
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:25 EST
- Heavily Obese Eight Year Old Boy Could Go Into Care As Last Resort
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Health care costs will keep climbing
MSNBC - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:12 EST
- Health Care, Other Small Business Issues On Congressional Agenda; Republican Leaders Outline Proposals
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Vancomycin May Trigger Dangerously Low Platelet Count
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Children's Health Care on Agenda
Washington Post - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- Periodic Health Evaluation Is Beneficial And Should Be Part Of Health Care
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Is It Ethical For Scientists To Do Research Abroad That Would Be Forbidden At Home?
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- At Disability Briefing, Sen. Harkin Says "In The Home" Policy Must Change, Comments On Restoring ADA - USA
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Anxiety disorders often untreated
Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:32 EST
- Anxiety disorders often untreated
Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:32 EST
- Anxiety disorders often untreated
Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:32 EST
- Wireless Technology Speeds Health Services in Rwanda
New York Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:33 EST
- AIDS Cases Continue To Rise Among Hispanics
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- New Device Safeguards Against Medication Errors At Home
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Alaska Medicare Beneficiaries Have Trouble Finding Primary Care Physicians
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- U.S. doctors warn on costly "consumer" insurance
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:36 EST
- U.S. doctors warn on costly "consumer" insurance
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:36 EST
- Doctors warn on costly "consumer" insurance
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:49 EST
- WellBound Presents Positive Results From Multiple Self-Care Dialysis Studies At The Annual Dialysis Conference
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Massachusetts spurs health-care debate
Reuters - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:10 EST
- Massachusetts spurs health-care debate
Reuters - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:33 EST
- Massachusetts spurs health-care debate
Reuters - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:41 EST
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