Author Question: Current or future trends in home health care include which of the following? Select all that apply. ... (Read 225 times)

HCHenry · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Current or future trends in home health care include which of the following? Select all that apply.

1. Helper robots
2. Biometric measurements monitored at another site
3. E-house calls
4. Sensors to detect when a frail elderly client falls down
5. Smart homes

Question 2

Standards of care reflect best practices based on research findings. Which of the following is an example of how the incorporation of national standards of care and drug information helps health care institutions?

1. The incorporation of national standards of care and drug information helps to identify human errors.
2. The incorporation of national standards of care and drug information helps to eliminate wasteful spending.
3. The incorporation of national standards of care and drug information helps to eliminate co-pays.
4. The incorporation of national standards of care and drug information helps to decrease malpractice claims through adherence to standards of care.

Mholman93 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1,2,3,4,5
Rationale: All of these are current or future trends in home health care.

Answer to Question 2

4
Rationale: The incorporation of national standards of care and drug information helps health care institutions in the following ways:
1. Eliminates redundant efforts by individual institutions to prepare their own standards and formularies.
2. Decreases malpractice claims through adherence to standards of care.