New ways to care for older people : building systems based on evidence / Evan Calkins ... [et al.], editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Calkins, Evan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Medical care.

Older people.

Older people--Medical care--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub., c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 care programs; patient-centered delivery models--all developed under rigorous research controls and under the mandates of managed care. The results reported here are proof that the convergence of wellness movements, patient participation, and managed care administration can be harnessed for improved and often more cost-

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Foreword; Introduction; Contributors; Part I. When the Older Person Is Healthy and Independent; Part II. When the Older Person Is Chronically III or at Risk; Part III. When the Older Person Is Acutely III; Part IV. When the Older Person Is Disabled; Part V. Concluding Observations; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611806972

1-281-80697-8

0-8261-1693-0

OCLC:

437109615