Primary Care for Older Adults Models and Challenges

Primary Care for Older Adults Models and Challenges / edited by Michael Wasserman, James Riopelle.

This book provides a comprehensive and systematic state-of-the science review of major primary care delivery models, how they address specific needs of older adults, and available evidence for their efficacy. Written by experts in the field, this book explores the patient-centered medical home model...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Wasserman, Michael (Editor), Riopelle, James (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Geriatrics.
Primary care (Medicine).
General practice (Medicine).
Critical care medicine.
Health promotion.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Primary Care in the United States Today
  • 2: Geriatric Consultative models in primary care
  • 3. GRACE: Team Care model
  • 4. Introduction to Population Health
  • 5. Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMH) and the care of older adults
  • 6. Geriatric Population Management within an ACO/managed care setting
  • 7.Primary Care Clinic Model
  • 8. The keys to successful primary care operations
  • 9. Primary Care across the Care Continuum
  • 10. Evercare/Optum in primary nursing home care
  • 11. Primary care in the home: the Independence at Home Demonstration
  • 12. Nurse Practitioners and the care of older adults
  • 13. The Role of Pharmacists in the care of older adults
  • 14. Financial models for effective primary care
  • 15. Incentivizing primary care physicians: Opportunities and Challenges
  • 16.The future of primary care for older adults.

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