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Position statement : Role of the geriatrician in managed care
— [prepared by Adrienne D Mims, and approved by the AGS Health Care Systems Committee and the AGS Board of Directors] | | Author(s) | Adrienne D Mims |
| Corporate Author | Health Care Systems Committee, American Geriatrics Society |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 47, no 5, May 1999 |
| Pages | pp 611-612 |
| Keywords | Geriatricians ; Governing bodies ; Policy ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The geriatrician's role in managed care is rapidly expanding in the US, as a result of the growth of Medicare programmes. The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) outlines the rationale with regard to three identified roles. Position 1: The geriatrician should serve in leadership positions within managed care organisations to drive the necessary changes in the delivery system to promote optimum care for all older adults. Position 2: The geriatrician should be used as an expert resource for knowledge and training for clinicians and other health plan staff for geriatrics and gerontology. Position 3: The geriatrician should be used as the clinical expert in the care of complex or frail older adults. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990825309 A |
| Classmark | QT4: Q4: QAD: 7T |
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