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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454183203321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub., c1999

ISBN

9786611806972

1-281-80697-8

0-8261-1693-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CalkinsEvan

Disciplina

362.1

362.1/9897

362.19897

Soggetti

Older people - Medical care

Older people - Medical care - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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-