Care of the elderly patient [[electronic resource] ] : policy issues and research opportunities : report of a forum of the Council on Health Care Technology / / Jeremiah A. Barondess, David E. Rogers, and Kathleen N. Lohr, editors ; Institute of Medicine

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455892303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989
• ISBN: 1-280-21420-1; 9786610214204; 0-309-58217-2; 0-585-14281-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (152 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BarondessJeremiah A. <1924->; RogersDavid E <1926-> (David Elliott); LohrKathleen N. <1941->
• Disciplina: 618.97
• Soggetti: Older people - Medical care; Older people - Health and hygiene; 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.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Care of the Elderly Patient: Policy Issues and Research Opportunities""; ""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction to the Council on Health Care Technology""; ""Quality of Care and the Health Needs of the Elderly Patient""; ""THE MEANING OF QUALITY""; ""THE OBJECTIVES OF HEALTH CARE""; ""THE MEANS FOR ATTAINING THE OBJECTIVES OF CARE""; ""SOME ASPECTS OF SYSTEM DESIGN""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""Home and Community Care of the Elderly: Introduction""; ""Home and Community Care of the Elderly: Framing the Issues""; ""CHANGES IN SEVERITY OF CARE""; ""SITES AND TYPES OF CARE""""LINKAGES BETWEEN ACUTE AND CHRONIC CARE""; ""GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT""; ""ALTERNATIVE MODES OF CARE""; ""Care Coordination""; ""QUALITY OF CARE""; ""RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN TECHNOLOGIES""; ""Bar Code Readers""; ""Medical Information Systems""; ""References""; ""Framing the Issues of Home ; and Community Care: Response""; ""CASE MANAGEMENT""; ""CHANGES IN MEDICAL CARE""; ""OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRESS""; ""Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care""; ""HEALTH SERVICES""; ""EDUCATION""; ""RESEARCH""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care""""INFORMAL CAREGIVERS""; ""Demographics""; ""Support for Informal Care Providers""; ""Respite Care""; ""Case Management""; ""Private Sector Help for Informal Care Providers""; ""OTHER CAREGIVERS""; ""Professional Nursing""; ""RESEARCH ISSUES""; ""Reimbursement""; ""Rehabilitation""; ""Ethical Issues""; ""References""; ""Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care""; ""PROGRAMS FOR HOME CARE""; ""HOME CARE PROFESSIONALS""; ""CASE STUDIES""; ""Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care""; ""SURVEY OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF THE ELDERLY""; ""PROBLEMS IN CARE OF THE ELDERLY""""Case Management and Control""; ""Autonomy and Social Support""; ""Record Keeping""; ""Continuity of Care""; ""Planning Patient Services""; ""Education""; ""Payment""; ""Reference""; ""Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care""; ""INSURERS' PERSPECTIVES""; ""Building a System""; ""Home and Community Care of the Elderly: System Resources and Constraints""; ""AVAILABILITY OF FINANCING""; ""AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES""; ""REIMBURSEMENT FOR COMMUNITY CARE""; ""AVAILABILITY OF LOW-TECH COMMUNITY CARE SERVICES""; ""AVAILABILITY OF MANPOWER FOR COMMUNITY CARE""""INFORMAL CARE PROVIDERS""; ""COORDINATING AVAILABLE SERVICES""; ""References""; ""Home and Community Care of the Elderly: System Resources and Constraints""; ""REHABILITATION""; ""SUPPLEMENTAL VERSUS SUBSTITUTE CARE""; ""Human Aides""; ""Animal Aides""; ""Physical Technology""; ""ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF SPINAL CORD INJURY""; ""Home and Community Care of the Elderly: Research and Policy Issues""; ""HIGH AND LOW TECHNOLOGY""; ""SERVICE DEVELOPMENT""; ""Problems in Community Care""; ""Providers of Home Care""; ""FINANCING""; ""References""; ""Home and Community Care of the Elderly: Research and Policy Issues""