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Healthcare Changes and the Affordable Care Act

A Physician Call to Action

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. James S. Powers

    1. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, USA

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  • Presents new models of care

  • Useful resource for physicians

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Geriatricians Involvement in Healthcare Changes

    • James S. Powers
    Pages 1-11

  3. Healthcare Changes and the Affordable Care Act: A Physician Call to Action Quality Improvement Organizations

    • Adrienne D. Mims, Jane C. Pederson, Jay A. Gold
    Pages 13-31

  4. Leadership Opportunities for Physicians

    • Laurie G. Jacobs
    Pages 33-63

  5. The ABCs of ACOs

    • Hope Glassberg, Anne Meara, Carolyn S. Blaum, Laurie G. Jacobs
    Pages 65-81

  6. Our Failing System: A Reasoned Approach Toward Single Payer

    • Ed Weisbart
    Pages 83-97

  7. Geriatric and Primary Care Workforce Development

    • Michael R. Wasserman
    Pages 99-115

  8. Medicare and Medicaid Coordination: Special Case of the Dual Eligible Beneficiary

    • Gregg Warshaw, Peter A. DeGolia
    Pages 117-131

  9. Care Management: From Channeling to Grace

    • Michael R. Wasserman
    Pages 133-152

  10. Program Evaluation: Defining and Measuring Appropriate Outcomes

    • Peter A. Hollmann
    Pages 153-168

  11. Targeting Interventions and Populations

    • Adam G. Golden, Michael A. Silverman, Thomas T. H. Wan
    Pages 169-186

  12. Accountable Care Organizations: A Case Study in the Use of Care Coordination: Montefiore Medical Center

    • Hope Glassberg, Anne Meara, Laurie G. Jacobs
    Pages 187-197

  13. University of Michigan Case Study: The Physician Group Practice Demonstration

    • Caroline S. Blaum, Brent C. Williams, David A. Spahlinger
    Pages 199-213

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 215-227
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About this book

Healthcare Changes Reach Main Street: A Call to Action for Physicians provides guidance, examples, and information on processes and time lines for physicians based on the implementation of The Affordable Care Act (ACA) that was established in 2010.  This volume focuses on how geriatricians and other healthcare professionals can be engaged in responding to the roll-out of the ACA in their communities, and through this engagement assume leadership roles in local hospitals, healthcare organizations, and medical societies to advance quality improvement and new models of care for older adults.  In-depth chapters provide an update on quality improvement efforts at the state level, as well as changes in Medicaid financing and the significant impact this will have for older adults, particularly dual-eligibles.  Many elements of the ACA are yet to be rolled out and many healthcare decisions are yet to be made.  Healthcare Changes Reach Main Street: A Call to Action for Physicians will guide healthcare decision makers and help them to play a leadership role in advancing quality care for older adults in our changing healthcare environment.​

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“This book discusses the changes in geriatric healthcare in light of the Affordable Care Act. While the Affordable Care Act makes significant changes in all of U.S. medicine, this book focuses primarily on the geriatric aspects and those whose practice involves caring for older patients. The audience includes many groups of readers: geriatricians, primary care providers, policy makers, insurance actuaries, and the lay population who may have an interest in either the Affordable Care Act or geriatric issues.” (Vincent F. Carr, Doody’s Book Reviews, March, 2015)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, USA

    James S. Powers

About the editor

James Powers, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Associate Clinical Director, Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center

7159 Vanderbilt Medical Center East

Nashville, TN 37232

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Healthcare Changes and the Affordable Care Act

  • Book Subtitle: A Physician Call to Action

  • Editors: James S. Powers

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09510-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-09509-7Published: 06 November 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-09510-3Published: 20 October 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 227

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Geriatrics/Gerontology, Primary Care Medicine, Health Administration, Medicine/Public Health, general

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