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- Challenges the next generation of geriatric care
- Provides strategies required to build programs, surmount barriers, and proposes future directions in geriatric care
- Includes a historical perspective on the development of geriatrics in the United States
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Health Care Management and Economics (BRIEFSHEALTHCARE)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA
James S. Powers
About the author
Dr. Powers is Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Associate Clinical Director at the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center (TVHS GRECC), Nashville TN. He is Geriatrics Fellowship Program Director. The views expressed are based on his experience of over three decades developing and sustaining geriatric healthcare models and educational programs throughout the Mid-South. He focuses on quality improvement and evaluating educational and clinical outcomes, maintains a large practice and teaches geriatrics to healthcare professionals of all disciplines.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Creating a Value Proposition for Geriatric Care
Book Subtitle: The Transformation of American Healthcare
Authors: James S. Powers
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Health Care Management and Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62271-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-62270-5Published: 01 August 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-62271-2Published: 26 July 2017
Series ISSN: 2193-1704
Series E-ISSN: 2193-1712
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 54
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Geriatric Care, Health Care Management