New ways to care for older people : building systems based on evidence /

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This book conveys the good news: there is considerable evidence that practitioners themselves can design more effective systems of care for older people, often at lower costs. The researchers here point the way ahead: ""evidence-based"" interventions; proactive population-based c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Calkins, Evan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer Pub., ©1999.
Temas:
Older people > Medical care.
Older people > Medical care > United States.
Health Services for the Aged
Geriatrics
Personnes âgées > Soins médicaux.
Personnes âgées > Soins médicaux > États-Unis.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
Older people > Medical care
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I. When the older person is healthy and independent. Prevention of frailty / David M. Buchner
  • Prevention of disease / James T. Pacala. pt. II. When the older person is chronically ill or at risk. Care of older people with chronic illness / Edward H. Wagner
  • Care of older people at risk / Chad Boult and James T. Pacala. pt. III. When the older person is acutely ill. Care of acute illness in the home / Bruce Leff and John R. Burton
  • Older patients in the emergency department / Chris J. Michalakes [and others]
  • Care of older people in the hospital / Evan Calkins and Bruce J. Naughton
  • Subacute care / Thomas von Sternberg, Karen Connors, and Evan Calkins
  • Rehabilitation / Andrew M. Kramer
  • Care of older people who are dying / Robert M. McCann. pt. IV. When the older person is disabled. Overview of community-based long-term care / Amasa B. Ford
  • Outcomes and costs of home and community-based long-term care: implications for research-based practice / William G. Weissert and Susan C. Hedrick
  • Comprehensive care of older people with Alzheimer's disease / Deirdre Johnston and Burton V. Reifler
  • Long-term care in the nursing home / John F. Schnelle and David B. Reuben. pt. V. Concluding observations. Integrating quality assurance across sites of geriatric care / Eric A. Coleman and Richard W. Besdine
  • Integrating care / Chad Boult and James T. Pacala
  • The role of the older person in managing illness / Michael Von Korff and Edward H. Wagner
  • Medicare and managed care / Harold S. Luft
  • Necessary changes in the infrastructure of health systems / George Halvorson.

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