02685nam 2200601Ia 450 991078246360332120200520144314.097866118069721-281-80697-80-8261-1693-0(CKB)1000000000576871(EBL)423234(OCoLC)437109615(SSID)ssj0000304397(PQKBManifestationID)11246989(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000304397(PQKBWorkID)10278040(PQKB)11505700(Au-PeEL)EBL423234(CaPaEBR)ebr10265398(CaONFJC)MIL180697(MiAaPQ)EBC423234(EXLCZ)99100000000057687119980724d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNew ways to care for older people[electronic resource] building systems based on evidence /Evan Calkins ... [et al.], editorsNew York Springer Pub.c19991 online resource (281 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8261-1220-X 0-8261-1155-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThis 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-Older peopleMedical careOlder peopleMedical careUnited StatesOlder peopleMedical care.Older peopleMedical care362.1362.1/9897362.19897Calkins Evan1465425MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782463603321New ways to care for older people3675438UNINA