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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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