Retiree health care: a new model for improving health and reducing costs.
Managing the use of prescription drugs in older adults is an area of particular concern because inappropriate medications so frequently trigger additional health care utilization and expenditures in this population. Pharmacists, as the crucial link in the treatment chain between physician and patient, are well positioned to play a key role in this effort. This article describes a new health management approach to coordinating prescription services for older adults.
Erwin
W G
WG
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, PA, USA.
Angaran
D M
DM
D000368:Aged; D003363:Cost Control; D019468:Disease Management; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D017723:Drug Utilization Review; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010595:Pharmacists; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012179:Retirement; D014481:United States