A nursing historical perspective on the medical home: Impact on health care policy

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Today, the concept of "medical facilities" is rapidly spreading in the health policy community. In the face of the lack of primary care physicians it causes a national debate about who should guide hospitalization, who should provide care, care to be provided, and the place of care It was. A historical review of the role of nurses in primary care can provide evidence of current conversation

In this article, I will explain the role of medical care in primary medical care in the early 20th century.

The past three case studies provide evidence of how past care and medicine work together and provide a basis for today's discussion on using nurses to provide primary healthcare I will. Policy makers should not lose sight of the central role nurses have played in providing medical care to many people who have not received service for a long time. Manufacturers should not lose sight of the central role that nurses have long played in providing medical care to people who are not receiving much service.

At its basic level, "care of the family" means its precise meaning - to provide health care at the patient's home. Family health care may include a wide range of medical services offered by skilled medical professionals, including expert medical treatment, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. Family health management also includes skilled non-health care, such as medical welfare services and support for everyday life by excellent family health supplements. As described in the health insurance plan, home care is not only because the care is provided at home, but also the care itself is "cheaper than usual, more convenient and effective as good as hospital care" Because of the reason, it is unique as a care environment. Or a skilled nursing home

Family health care is a care system offered by experienced practitioners to patients in their homes under the guidance of hospitals. Family health services include care, physical, occupational, speech therapy, medical social services 1. The purpose of family health services is to help individuals improve their functions, live independent, promote the best happiness of clients, and avoid patients' in-home and hospitalization. 2-4 physicians can refer patients to receive home health care services or family and patients can request service

Health care, medicines, other medical non-durable goods, vision products, other medical durable goods, nursing home care, other personal healthcare. Long-term care services are often reported as home care and nursing home care. However, other personal healthcare includes family-based and community-based services provided under the Medicaid program. Of the figures provided in the following section, family and community-based service expenditure is included in long-term care expenditure. Individual medical expenses. Figure 1.2 shows all personal medical expenses by major category. A nationwide estimate of the nursing-home for nursing homes and home medical expenditure in 1997 indicates that these two services together account for 12% of all individuals' medical expenditure expenditure