Seemed Like a Good Idea Book contents
- Seemed Like a Good Idea
- Seemed Like a Good Idea
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Baseline Observations
- 2 Evidence and Growth in Aggregate Spending and Changes in Health Outcomes
- 3 The Benchmark Decision Model, the Value of Evidence, and Alternative Decision Processes
- 4 Care Coordination
- 5 Evidence-Based Programs to Improve Transitional Care of Older Adults
- 6 Vertical Integration of Physicians and Hospitals
- 7 Evidence on Provider Payment and Medical Care Management
- 8 Evidence on Ways to Bring about Effective Consumer and Patient Engagement
- 9 The Unmet and Evolving Need for Evidence-Based Telehealth
- 10 Evidence and the Management of Health Care for Disadvantaged Populations
- 11 Driving Innovation in Health Care
- 12 Concluding Chapter
- Index
5 - Evidence-Based Programs to Improve Transitional Care of Older Adults
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 July 2022
- Seemed Like a Good Idea
- Seemed Like a Good Idea
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Baseline Observations
- 2 Evidence and Growth in Aggregate Spending and Changes in Health Outcomes
- 3 The Benchmark Decision Model, the Value of Evidence, and Alternative Decision Processes
- 4 Care Coordination
- 5 Evidence-Based Programs to Improve Transitional Care of Older Adults
- 6 Vertical Integration of Physicians and Hospitals
- 7 Evidence on Provider Payment and Medical Care Management
- 8 Evidence on Ways to Bring about Effective Consumer and Patient Engagement
- 9 The Unmet and Evolving Need for Evidence-Based Telehealth
- 10 Evidence and the Management of Health Care for Disadvantaged Populations
- 11 Driving Innovation in Health Care
- 12 Concluding Chapter
- Index
Summary
Care of the rapidly growing segment of older adults living longer with complex health and social needs remains fragmented, costly, and, at times, harmful. A high proportion of the total health care dollars consumed by this group is the result of preventable breakdowns in care experienced during frequent episodes of acute illness. Major changes in health and social systems are urgently needed to improve the quality of care delivered to these patients and control growth in health care spending. Widespread implementation of evidence-based transitional care interventions represents an immediate opportunity to better align care with older adults’ preferences and needs, enhance their health and quality of life, and reduce their use of high-cost services. Transitional care encompasses a time-limited, broad range of services to support patients at high risk for poor outcomes, and their families as they move between levels and settings of care.1
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- Seemed Like a Good IdeaAlchemy versus Evidence-Based Approaches to Healthcare Management Innovation, pp. 132 - 160Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022