Nurses improving the care of healthsystem elders: Creating a sustainable business model to improve care of hospitalized older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1387-1393

  Capezuti, Elizabeth A ^a   Briccoli, Barbara ^a   Boltz, Marie P ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical innovations; hospital administration; hospital care; organizational models; sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSING CARE; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; QUALITY CONTROL;

CLINICAL INNOVATIONS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL CARE; ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS; SUSTAINABILITY;

AGED; BENCHMARKING; CAPACITY BUILDING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE COALITIONS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882271389     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12324     Document Type: Article

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