did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

We're the #1 textbook rental company. Let us show you why.

9780826112200

New Ways to Care for Older People : Building Systems Based on Evidence in Managed Care

by ; ; ;
  • ISBN13:

    9780826112200

  • ISBN10:

    082611220X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1998-10-01
  • Publisher: Springer Pub Co
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $42.95

Summary

Presents evidence that practitioners can design effective systems of care for older people, cost- effectively. Focuses on evidence-based interven- tions, proactive population-based care programs, and patient-centered delivery models. Halftone graphs and illustrations. Added to Brandon-Hill Medical List in April 2001.

Table of Contents

Preface vii(2)
Foreword ix(4)
Introduction xiii(4)
Contributors xvii
Part I. When the Older Person Is Healthy and Independent 1(36)
1. Prevention of Frailty
3(17)
David M. Buchner
2. Prevention of Disease
20(17)
James T. Pacala
Part II. When the Older Person Is Chronically Ill or at Risk 37(48)
3. Care of Older People With Chronic Illness
39(26)
Edward H. Wagner
4. Care of Older People at Risk
65(20)
Chad Boult
James T. Pacala
Part III. When the Older Person Is Acutely Ill 85(48)
5. Care of Acute Illness in the Home
87(6)
Bruce Leff
John R. Burton
6. Older Patients in the Emergency Department
93(6)
Chris J. Michalakes
Bruce J. Naughton
Evan Calkins
Chad Boult
7. Care of Older People in the Hospital
99(13)
Evan Calkins
Bruce J. Naughton
8. Subacute Care
112(6)
Thomas vonSternberg
Karen Connors
Evan Calkins
9. Rehabilitation
118(9)
Andrew M. Kramer
10. Care of Older People Who Are Dying
127(6)
Robert M. McCann
Part IV. When the Older Person Is Disabled 133(50)
11. Overview of Community-Based Long-Term Care
135(8)
Amasa B. Ford
12. Outcomes and Costs of Home and Community-Based Long-Term Care: Implications for Research-Based Practice
143(15)
William G. Weissert
Susan C. Hedrick
13. Comprehensive Care of Older People With Alzheimer's Disease
158(10)
Deirdre Johnston
Burton V. Reifler
14. Long-Term Care in the Nursing Home
168(15)
John F. Schnelle
David B. Reuben
Part V. Concluding Observations 183(66)
15. Integrating Quality Assurance Across Sites of Geriatric Care
185(11)
Eric A. Coleman
Richard W. Besdine
16. Integrating Care
196(14)
Chad Boult
James T. Pacala
17. The Role of the Older Person in Managing Illness
210(17)
Michael Von Korff
Edward H. Wagner
18. Medicare and Managed Care
227(17)
Harold S. Luft
19. Necessary Changes in the Infrastructure of Health Systems
244(5)
George Halvorson
Index 249

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program