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

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer Pub., c1999
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.1; 362.1/9897; 362.19897
• Soggetto topico: Older people - Medical care; Older people - Medical care - United States
• Altri autori: CalkinsEvan
• 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-
• Titolo autorizzato: New ways to care for older people
• ISBN: 9786611806972; 1-281-80697-8; 0-8261-1693-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816458903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II