Comprehensive longitudinal health care in the home for high-cost beneficiaries: A critical strategy for population health management

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1974-1976

  Boling, Peter A ^a   Leff, Bruce ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; CHRONIC PATIENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DEMENTIA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOM ERROR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORK; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; VETERAN;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; VETERANS;

EID: 84912031740     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13049     Document Type: Review

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