Value Driven Healthcare and Geriatric Medicine

Description

Value-driven healthcare is the future of the healthcare industry in the United States. Value-driven healthcare has three goals: to improve access to healthcare by increasing healthcare insurance coverage, to improve the patient’s experience and quality of care, and to slow the rate of increase in healthcare costs. Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a specialty that focuses on health care of elderly people. It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults. This book explains the origins of value-based purchasing and current geriatric care models to deliver value in the broader healthcare system. The text focuses on the three goals of the value-driven healthcare systems that are expected to remain at the center of healthcare. Chapters of the book cover the quality indicators of care, drivers for improved outcomes, and models of care as seen in geriatrics. The text also discusses some of the most critical periods for aging patients. This book grasps and keeps vital information, succinct text, and dynamic illustrations that facilitate learning in a highly visual approach. Readers will find this book valuable.