Vital and Health Statistics

By Anderson, Jack Robert

Book Id: WPLBN0000063912
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Title:	Vital and Health Statistics
Author:	Anderson, Jack Robert
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Medical research, Medical reports
Collections:	Medical Library Collection
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Publisher:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Citation APA MLA Chicago R. Anderso, B. J. (n.d.). Vital and Health Statistics. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Excerpt
Introduction: This report presents a summary of data collected in the 1993 National Home and Hospice Care Survey (NHHCS). The 1993 NHHCS, a segment of the Long-term Care Component of the National Health Care Survey (1), is the second in a series of annual surveys of home and hospice care agencies in the United States. Data collection for the first NHHCS in 1992 and for the 1993 survey were conducted between September and December of 1992 and 1993, respectively. The 1,500 agencies included in the 1992 survey were revisited in 1993 with the exception of 42 agencies that had merged with other agencies, that were determined to be duplicates of other agencies, or were out of scope for the survey. A probability sample of home health agencies and hospices provided information on their characteristics and about their current patients and discharges. The survey included all types of agencies that provided such services whether they were Medicare or Medicaid certified or were licensed.

Table of Contents
Contents Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sample design and data collection procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Interpretation and qualifications of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 List of detailed tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Appendixes I. Technical notes on methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 II. Definitions of certain terms used in this report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 III. Survey instruments used in the 1993 National Home and Hospice Care Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 IV. Endorsement letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120