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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825759503321

Titolo

Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics [[electronic resource] ] . Volume 16 Focus on managed care and quality assurance : integrating acute and chronic care / / Robert J. Newcomer, Anne M. Wilkinson, volume editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY., : Springer, c1997

ISBN

1-281-81836-4

9786611818364

0-8261-6505-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Collana

Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics, , 0198-8794 ; ; 16, 1996

Altri autori (Persone)

WilkinsonAnne M

NewcomerRobert J

Disciplina

362.5

362.5/05

Soggetti

Integrated delivery of health care

Managed care plans (Medical care)

Medical care - Quality control

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; Contributors; Forthcoming Contents, Volume 17; Preface; Chapter 1 Managed Care in Acute and Primary Care Settings; Chapter 2 Subacute Care: Its Role and the Assurance of Quality; Chapter 3 Managing the Care of Nursing Home Residents: The Challenge of Integration; Chapter 4 Past Research on Long-Term Care Case Management Demonstrations; Chapter 5 State and Local Approaches to Long-Term Care; Chapter 6 Case Management for Private Payers; Chapter 7 Residential Care for the Frail Elderly: State Innovations in Placement, Financing, and Governance

Chapter 8 An Approach to Geriatric Screening in Managed Care SettingsChapter 9 Thoughts on the Future of Integrating Acute and Long-Term Care; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The contributors to this volume provide an overview of each component of the acute and long-term care service continuum, including managed health care, subacute care, nursing homes,



community care case management, and private case management. This volume is one of the first efforts to place these varied approaches side-by-side, highlighting the gaps and areas of duplication in the services delivery system. In addition, chapters address the emerging practices in long-term care financing and assisted living as well as the conceptual issues that need to be resolved to achieve acute and chronic ca