Comprehensive approach needed for effective management of chronically ill seniors.
Keeping geriatric patients healthy and out of the hospital can save your organization big dollars, but it's a task much more easily said than done. In this "second generation" DM pilot, find out how a broad-based approach that addresses functional and psychosocial needs, as well as medical issues, may become the gold standard for disease management in the golden years.
D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D010359:Patient Readmission; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review