Table 5. Home health agency services under Medicare, by type of agency and service patterns: Calendar year 1988.
| Service patterns | All agencies1 | Visiting nurse association | Combined Government and voluntary | Government | Hospital-based | Proprietary | Private nonprofit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of persons served | 100.0 | 22.9 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 25.7 | 26.5 | 14.2 |
| Percent of visits provided | 100.0 | 20.4 | 0.5 | 7.9 | 22.2 | 33.4 | 14.5 |
| Percent of total reimbursement received | 100.0 | 21.0 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 24.1 | 32.2 | 14.1 |
| Percent of visits by: | |||||||
| Nurse | 51.1 | 53.6 | 54.7 | 50.0 | 53.8 | 48.5 | 50.4 |
| Home health aide | 33.8 | 29.4 | 26.8 | 37.6 | 30.0 | 38.3 | 33.7 |
| Physical therapy | 11.5 | 12.6 | 16.3 | 9.9 | 12.4 | 10.2 | 12.3 |
| Others | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| Visits received by median person | 13.0 | 11.5 | 8.2 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 16.2 | 13.5 |
| Visits received by person at median of array of visits | 46.5 | 40.5 | 31.4 | 45.5 | 37.9 | 58.5 | 46.2 |
| Average number of visits per person served | 23.5 | 20.9 | 17.6 | 21.4 | 20.3 | 29.6 | 24.1 |
| Average reimbursement per visit | $49.23 | $51.17 | $48.33 | $43.50 | $53.37 | $47.32 | $47.53 |
| Average visit reimbursement per person served | $1,157 | $1,069 | $851 | $931 | $1,083 | $1,401 | $1,145 |
| Percent of total reimbursements derived from services to persons with 50 or more visits | 45.7 | 42.1 | 33.7 | 45.5 | 38.4 | 54.2 | 45.1 |
1
Includes rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility-based agencies, not shown separately.
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Bureau of Data Management and Strategy: Data are from the Medicare Decision Support System; data development by the Office of Research and Demonstrations.