Care of the Elderly Patient:

Policy Issues and Research Opportunities

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Size: 152 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1989

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Council on Health Care Technology, Institute of Medicine
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A guiding principle of the Council on Health Care Technology is a special focus on medical technology assessment measures that coincide with patient well-being, quality of health care, and quality of life. Of particular concern is care of the elderly, ...
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Front Matter	i-viii
Introduction to the Council on Health Care Technology	1-2	(skim)
Quality of Care and the Health Needs of the Elderly Patient	3-13	(skim)
Home and Community Care of the Elderly: Introduction	14-15	(skim)
Home and Community Care of the Elderly: Framing the Issues	16-27	(skim)
Framing the Issues of Home and Community Care: Response	28-31	(skim)
Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care	32-35	(skim)
Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care	36-43	(skim)
Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care	44-47	(skim)
Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care	48-51	(skim)
Special Perspectives on Home and Community Care	52-54	(skim)
Home and Community Care of the Elderly: System Resources and Constraints	55-61	(skim)
Home and Community Care of the Elderly: System Resources and Constraints	62-64	(skim)
Home and Community Care of the Elderly: Research and Policy Issues	65-70	(skim)
Home and Community Care of the Elderly: Research and Policy Issues	71-76	(skim)
The Acute Care Hospital and the Elderly: Introduction	77-79	(skim)
The Acute Care Hospital and the Elderly: Framing the Issues	80-86	(skim)
Special Perspectives on Acute Hospital Care	87-93	(skim)
Special Perspectives on Acute Hospital Care	94-102	(skim)
Special Perspectives on Acute Hospital Care	103-108	(skim)
Special Perspectives on Acute Hospital Care	109-113	(skim)
Acute Hospital Care of the Elderly: System Resources and Constraints	114-117	(skim)
Acute Hospital Care of the Elderly: System Resources and Constraints	118-123	(skim)
Acute Hospital Care of the Elderly: Research and Policy Issues	124-131	(skim)
Acute Hospital Care of the Elderly: Research and Policy Issues	132-135	(skim)
Care of the Elderly Patient: Summation of the Forum	136-140	(skim)
List of Authors	141-144	(skim)

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A guiding principle of the Council on Health Care Technology is a special focus on medical technology assessment measures that coincide with patient well-being, quality of health care, and quality of life. Of particular concern is care of the elderly, which constitutes a special and vulnerable patient population. This comprehensive book discusses the appropriate use of technology to minimize risks posed to the elderly patient in the delivery of health care services. It covers home and community care as well as acute hospital care, and system resources and constraints.

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