title: Staying Power.
abstract: A U.S. firm's pioneering approach to healthcare for older patients has produced lower admission rates and shorter stays than equivalent care in the NHS. The firm's approach involves closer integration between primary and secondary care. Pilot sites in the U.K. show the importance of integration across sectors and into the community.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham University, Health Services Management Centre.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ham
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics*; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States