New ways to care for older people : building systems based on evidence /

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Imprint:New York : Springer Pub., ©1999.
Description:1 online resource (xix, 260 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11201741
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Other authors / contributors:Calkins, Evan.
ISBN:0826116930
9780826116932
9780826112200
082611220X
082611220X
9780826116932
9780826111555
9786611806972
6611806970
1281806978
9781281806970
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
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Summary: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-
Other form:Print version: New ways to care for older people. New York : Springer Pub., ©1999