Developing Dementia-Capable Health Care Systems. A 12-Step Program.

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 395-420

  Borson, Soo ^a,b   Chodosh, Joshua ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Annual wellness visit; Care coordination; Comprehensive management; Dementia; Partnership; Primary care; Quality measurement

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; COMORBIDITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY RELATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICATION ERROR; MOOD DISORDER; MORBIDITY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84904388396     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: 18798853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2014.05.001     Document Type: Review

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