HH103 - Home Health Care: An Introduction

Combining medical technology and the human touch, the healthcare industry diagnoses, treats, and administers care around the clock, responding to the needs of millions of people -- from newborns to the terminally ill. Home health care makes it possible for people who are not critically ill to receive health care in the comfort of their own homes, and the people served by home health care services are called clients, rather than patients or residents. Home health care services account for about 59% of the overall healthcare market. Certified nursing assistants are an important element of the home health care team and are sometimes called home health aides. This material was produced using no commercial support of any kind. Unless otherwise stated, planning committee, presenters, faculty, author(s) and content reviewers are free of any bias or conflict of interest, and are compensated for their work exclusively by CE Solutions, a division of VGM Education.