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Chapter 61 - Practice Transformation for Better Care of Older Adults

from Section IV - Principles of Care for the Elderly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2022

By
Mitchell A. Kaminski ,
Lawrence Ward  and
Christine Arenson
Edited by
Jan Busby-Whitehead ,
Samuel C. Durso ,
Christine Arenson ,
Rebecca Elon ,
Mary H. Palmer  and
William Reichel
Jan Busby-Whitehead
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Samuel C. Durso
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University, Maryland
Christine Arenson
Affiliation:
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
Rebecca Elon
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mary H. Palmer
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
William Reichel
Affiliation:
Georgetown University Medical Center
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Summary

Transformation of our health-care systems is required to better meet the complex needs of our aging population as we confront the rise of health-care costs around the world. Older adults with multiple chronic health conditions can receive care that is fragmented, incomplete, inefficient, and ineffective. Care delivery and coordination of the complicated needs of older adults resides primarily in outpatient practice, both sub-specialty and primary care. However, the overall coordination is dependent on primary care practices, which through transformation into highly effective interprofessional teams can be designed and equipped to guide comprehensive care for all patients. The term “practice transformation” refers to a process of change in the organization and delivery of care to advance quality improvement and patient-centered care. Practice transformation is a continuous process that involves leadership, goal-setting, workflow changes, quality improvement, and reporting of outcomes. It requires adapting organizational tools and processes to support advances in models of team-based care.

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population healthpractice transformationprimary careteam-based carevalue-based carecare coordination
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Reichel's Care of the Elderly
Clinical Aspects of Aging
 , pp. 736 - 749
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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