Using structured implicit review to assess quality of care in the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
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Researchers describe a method for evaluating the care received by people in PACE programs. These programs try to avoid placing elderly people in nursing homes by providing home care and day care services. The method involves determining process and outcome measures for overall care and 14 specific conditions.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2000
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A randomized clinical trial of outpatient geriatric evaluation and management
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This article examines the effects of geriatric assessment and management interventions on long-term functional ability and health service utilization among high-risk outpatients. Findings indicate that older patients who received comprehensive health evaluations and care management plans had a reduced risk for functional declines but no significant differences in health service utilization.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2001
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Outpatient geriatric evaluation and management
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An outpatient case management program can be provided for elderly patients at a reasonable cost. A geriatric evaluation and management (GEM) program was provided to 248 community-dwelling elderly patients who were at high-risk of hospitalization. The program included a geriatrician, gerontological nurse practitioner, a nurse and a social worker. Over six months, the program cost an average of $1,540 per patient.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 1998
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