Acute Care for Elders A Model for Interdisciplinary Care /
Acute Care for Elders (ACE) is a model of care designed to improve functional outcomes and to improve the processes for the care of older patients. This model includes: an environment of care designed to promote improved function for older patients; an interdisciplinary team that works together to i...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Humana,
2014.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014. |
| Series: | Aging Medicine
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1025-0 |
Table of Contents:
- An Introduction to the Acute Care for Elders
- The Team Approach to Interdisciplinary Care
- Patient and Hospital Factors that Lead to Adverse Outcomes in Hospitalized Elders
- An Overview of Hospital-Based Models of Care
- The Acute Care for Elders Unit
- How to Develop, Start and Sustain an Acute Care for Elders Unit
- How to Disseminate the ACE Model of Care Beyond One Unit
- How to Use the ACE Unit to Improve Hospital Safety and Quality for Older Patients: From ACE Units to Elder-Friendly Hospitals
- ACE Unit Business Model
- Models of Care to Transition from Hospital to Home
- What is the Role of Hospitalists in the Acute Care for Elders
- How to Improve Care for Seniors in the Emergency Department
- How to Improve Care for Older Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
- The Future of Acute Care for Elders.