Editors:
- Second edition addresses the need to reduce hospital readmissions in light of new regulations for Accountable Care Organizations
- Includes new chapters on The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, VA healthcare and interdisciplinary teamwork in long-term care
- Authors and editors are leading clinicians, educators and medical directors in the field of long-term medicine
- Easy-to-read, practical presentation of key topics in LTC
Part of the book series: Current Clinical Practice (CCP)
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About this book
This book addresses current issues surrounding hospital readmissions and the practice of post-acute and long-term care (LTC). Thoroughly updated, the Second Edition of this practical pocket guide presents new regulations governing these services and lessens the uncertainty involved in caring for patients in a long-term care facility. The book is divided into four sections that cover: types of care, which include community care, nursing facility care, and teamwork; clinical medicine, with suggested approaches to common conditions and wound care; psychosocial aspects of care, which include ethical and legal issues and caring for families; and special issues, with chapters on documentation, coding, and medication management. As community-based care is an area of rapid growth where the elderly are increasingly seeking their medical care, new chapters have also been added that describe these programs. Written by expert contributors, many of whom have worked within the American Medical Directors Association to create and disseminate a knowledge base for post-acute and LTC, this is a valuable resource for clinicians and educators seeking to maximize the care and living experience of residents in post-acute and long-term care settings.
Editors and Affiliations
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School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, USA
Pamela A. Fenstemacher
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Department of Family and Preventive Medi, University of Oklahoma Department of Family and Preventive Medi, OKLAHOMA CITY, USA
Peter Winn
About the editors
Pamela A. Fenstemacher, MD, CMD, FAAFP
Chief Medical Officer
Living Independently for Elders (LIFE)
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Peter Winn, MD, CMD
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
Geriatric Assessment Clinic
University of Oklahoma
OUHSC Family Medicine Center
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Post-Acute and Long-Term Medicine
Book Subtitle: A Pocket Guide
Editors: Pamela A. Fenstemacher, Peter Winn
Series Title: Current Clinical Practice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16979-8
Publisher: Humana Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-16979-8Published: 12 December 2015
Series ISSN: 2364-1150
Series E-ISSN: 2364-1169
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XII, 350
Number of Illustrations: 32 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geriatrics/Gerontology, General Practice / Family Medicine, Primary Care Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine, Cardiology