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Acute Care for Elders A Model for Interdisciplinary Care /

Acute Care for Elders (ACE) is a model of care designed to improve functional outcomes and to improve the processes for the care of older patients. This model includes: an environment of care designed to promote improved function for older patients; an interdisciplinary team that works together to i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Malone, Michael L. (Editor ), Capezuti, Elizabeth A. (Editor ), Palmer, Robert M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Humana, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Colección:Aging Medicine
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An Introduction to the Acute Care for Elders
  • The Team Approach to Interdisciplinary Care
  • Patient and Hospital Factors that Lead to Adverse Outcomes in Hospitalized Elders
  • An Overview of Hospital-Based Models of Care
  • The Acute Care for Elders Unit
  • How to Develop, Start and Sustain an Acute Care for Elders Unit
  • How to Disseminate the ACE Model of Care Beyond One Unit
  • How to Use the ACE Unit to Improve Hospital Safety and Quality for Older Patients: From ACE Units to Elder-Friendly Hospitals
  • ACE Unit Business Model
  • Models of Care to Transition from Hospital to Home
  • What is the Role of Hospitalists in the Acute Care for Elders
  • How to Improve Care for Seniors in the Emergency Department
  • How to Improve Care for Older Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
  • The Future of Acute Care for Elders.