Can we afford comprehensive, supportive care for the very old?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 829-832

  Wasson, John H ^a   Bubolz, Thomas A ^a   Lynn, Joanne ^b   Teno, Joan ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; REIMBURSEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031845419     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb02715.x     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Welch GH, Albertsen PC, Nease RF et al. Estimating treatment benefits for the elderly: The effect of competing risks. Ann Intern Med 1996;124:577-584.
2. O'Connor MAS, Lynn J. MediCaring. Comprehensive support services as a Medicare option. Caring Magazine 1995;72-75.
3. Lynn J. Caring at the end of our lives. N Engl J Med (editorial) 1996;335:201-202.
4. Wennberg JE, Cooper MM, eds. The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care. Chicago, IL: American Hospital Publishing, Inc., 1996.
5. Fisher E, Wennberg J, Stukel T, Sharp S. Hospital re-admission rates for cohorts of Medicare beneficiaries in Boston and New Haven. N Engl J Med 1994;13:989-995.
6. Wennberg JE. Innovation and the policies of limits in a changing health care economy. In: A.C. Gelijins, ed. Medical Innovation at the Crossroads, Vol. 3, Modern Methods of Clinical Investigation. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1992, pp 9-33.
7. Wennberg JE, Freeman JL, Shelton RM, Bubolz TA. Hospital use and mortality among Medicare beneficiaries in Boston and New Haven. N Engl J Med 1989;321:1168-1173.
8. Fisher ES, Welch G, Wennberg JE. Prioritizing Oregon's hospital resources. JAMA 1992;267:1925-1931.
9. Adler G. A profile of the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey. Health Care Financ Rev 1994;15:153-163.
10. Manton KG, Stallard E, Liu K. Forecasts of active life expectancy. Gerontology 1993;48:11-26.
11. Wasson J, Gaudette C, Whaley F et al. Telephone care as a substitute for routine clinic follow-up. JAMA 1992;267:1788-1793.
12. Wennberg J. Which rate is right? N Engl J Med 1986;314:310-311.
13. Branch LG, Coulam RF, Zimmerman YA. The PACE evaluation. Initial findings. Gerontologist 1995;35:349-359.
14. Jette AM, Tennstedt S, Crawford S. How does formal and informal community care affect nursing home use? Gerontology 1995;50B:4-12.
15. Newcomber R, Manton K, Harrington C et al. Case mix controlled service use and expenditures in the social health maintenance organization demonstration. J Gerontol. 1995;50A:M35-44.
16. Gaumer GL, Birnbaum H, Pratter F et al. Impact of the New York long-term home health program. Med Care 1986;24:641-653.
17. Kemper P. The evaluation of the National long term care demonstration. 10. Overview of the findings. Health Serv Res 1988;23:161-174.
18. Swan JH, Benjamin AE. Medicare home health utilization as a function of nursing home market factors. Health Serv Res 1990;25:479-500.
19. Weissert WG, Hedrick SC. Lessons learned from research on effects of community-based long-term care. J Am Geriatr Soc 1994;42:348-53.
20. Welch HG, Wennberg DE, Welch P. The use of Medicare home health care services. N Engl J Med 1996;335:324-329.