New Ways to Care for Older People: Building Systems Based on Evidence - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 082611220X ISBN 13: 9780826112200

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, 1998

Synopsis

...describes optimal systems of care, focusing on the evidence related to the person rather than administration and reporting...a valuable reference for health service administrators, medical directors, health providers, etc.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

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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 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-effective gerontologic care.

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About the Author:

Dr. Chad Boult is the Eugene and Mildred Lipitz Professor of Health Policy & Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He directs the Roger C. Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care and holds joint appointments on the faculties of the Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine and Nursing. A geriatrician for 20 years, he has extensive experience in developing, testing, evaluating, and diffusing new models of health care for older adults.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 082611220X
• ISBN 13: 9780826112200
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 249
• Editor: Calkins PhD Evan, Boult MD MPH Chad, Wagner Md MPH Edward H., Pacala MD MS James T.