Geriatrician roles and the value of geriatrics in an evolving healthcare system

Geriatrician roles and the value of geriatrics in an evolving healthcare system

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Author(s):
Bates, Timothy Mason, author
Kottek, Aubri, author
Spetz, Joanne, author
Contributor(s):
University of California, San Francisco. Healthforce Center, issuing body.
UCSF Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care, issuing body.
Publication:
San Francisco, CA : UCSF Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care, July 8, 2019
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Geriatrics
Health Workforce
Physician's Role
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
There are insufficient numbers of practicing geriatricians to meet current demand for their services, and the shortage is projected to worsen in the coming decades as the number of older Americans rapidly increases. Understanding how to best leverage geriatricians as members of an overall care team is critical. This report is the second component of a two-stage project examining current and emerging roles of geriatricians as members of healthcare teams across different care settings. The first report, The Roles and Value of Geriatricians in Healthcare Teams: A Landscape Analysis, provided a comprehensive analysis of the current landscape, derived from scholarly work assessing how geriatricians are integrated into healthcare teams and how care is delivered to the geriatric population in different types of healthcare delivery systems. This study focuses on information solicited from leaders in geriatrics as to how different types of healthcare organizations utilize geriatricians and how geriatrician roles may evolve and new roles emerge as healthcare systems and organizations reorganize care in response to a changing environment.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (36 pages))
NLM Unique ID:
101764299 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101764299