Delivery Models for High-Risk Older Patients: Back to the Future?

Powers et al discuss health care delivery models intended to improve the continuity of inpatient and outpatient care for high-risk older patients. Current care models and delivery systems frequently fail to meet the needs of high-risk older patients. Medicare beneficiaries with multiple comorbid con...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2016-01, Vol.315 (1), p.23-24
Main Authors: Powers, Brian W, Milstein, Arnold, Jain, Sachin H
Format: Article
Language:English
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Ambulatory Care - organization & administration
Ambulatory Care - standards
Comprehensive Health Care - organization & administration
Comprehensive Health Care - standards
Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration
Delivery of Health Care - standards
Health Maintenance Organizations - standards
Hospitalists
Hospitalization
Humans
Inpatient care
Medicare
Models, Organizational
Older people
Patient safety
Primary Health Care
Quality Improvement
Quality of Health Care - standards
Risk
Transitional Care - organization & administration
Transitional Care - standards
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Summary:Powers et al discuss health care delivery models intended to improve the continuity of inpatient and outpatient care for high-risk older patients. Current care models and delivery systems frequently fail to meet the needs of high-risk older patients. Medicare beneficiaries with multiple comorbid conditions often receive poorly coordinated care, leading to frequent hospital and emergency department visits, increased rates of readmissions, and suboptimal outcomes.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2015.17029