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| Essential components of geriatric care provided through health maintenance organizations | | Corporate Author | HMO Workgroup on Care Management (US) |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 46, no 3, March 1998 |
| Pages | pp 296-302 (Geriatrics in managed care) |
| Keywords | Health services ; Administration of care ; Long term ; Usage [services] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The rapid growth in the number of older adults enrolling in health maintenance organisations (HMOs) presents a number of opportunities and challenges. Older HMO enrollees have needs that differ from those of younger enrollees; and their health-related needs often extend beyond medical care, and may include relationships with families, caregivers and community agencies. This article describes the types of services that should be realistically be available to older adults enrolled in an HMO with a Medicare risk contract, in order to meet the goals of geriatric care: to promote health, independence and optimal functioning; to prevent avoidable decline in health; and to enhance quality of life. The findings are based on deliberations by the HMO Workgroup on Care Management, which was convened under the auspices of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's national programme, `Chronic Care Initiatives in HMOs'. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980821005 A |
| Classmark | L: Q: 4Q: QLD: 7T |
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