Development and implementation of a proactive geriatrics consultation model in collaboration with hospitalists

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2139-2145

  Sennour, Youcef ^a,b   Counsell, Steven R ^a,b,c   Jones, Jerrlyn ^a   Weiner, Michael ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric consultation; Hospital care; Hospitalists; Interdisciplinary team; Nurse practitioner

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSULTATION; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; GAIT DISORDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SATISFACTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITALISTS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350433655     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02496.x     Document Type: Review

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