Health Services for the Aged - Economics
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Cost of prescribed and delivered health services resulting from a comprehensive geriatric assessment tool in New Zealand.

30 Aug 2009 The objective of this study was to estimate the health service use and costs resulting from the introduction of the interRAI Minimum Data Set-Home Care (MDS-HC) assessment compared with usual assessment.A randomised controlled trial of elderly ... Read more...

Treatment of displaced femoral neck fractures in the elderly: a cost-benefit analysis.

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: The optimal treatment for displaced femoral neck fractures in elderly patients is controversial. Compared with hemiarthroplasty (HA), internal fixation (IF) is associated with less operative trauma, bleeding, and possibly lower mortality ... Read more...

Senior health clinics: are they financially viable?

Jun 2009 Are hospital-based outpatient interdisciplinary clinics a financially viable alternative for caring for our burgeoning population of older adults in America? Although highly popular, with high patient satisfaction rates among older adults and their ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Health Services for the Aged - Economics'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• California budget cuts fray the long-term care safety net. 29 Sep 2009
• The case for killing granny. Rethinking end-of-life care. 19 Sep 2009
• [Better care for elderly with multiple comorbidity] 30 Aug 2009
• Cost of prescribed and delivered health services resulting from a comprehensive geriatric assessment tool in New Zealand. 30 Aug 2009
• Proposed social care reform can end postcode lottery. 30 Aug 2009
• States take on Alzheimer's disease. 30 Jul 2009
• Aged care nursing lament. 29 Jun 2009
• ASCP pushes for bill promoting coordination of care for elders at home. 29 Jun 2009
• Treatment of displaced femoral neck fractures in the elderly: a cost-benefit analysis. 29 Jun 2009
• Senior health clinics: are they financially viable? Jun 2009
• Japanese healthcare system: lessons to be learned. 30 May 2009
• Distal radial fracture treatment: what you get may depend on your age and address. 30 May 2009
• When health reform hits grandma. 30 May 2009
• The "continuum of care" for older adults: design and evaluation of an educational series. 30 May 2009
• Acute, inpatient geriatric rehab: will we be here for our patients in the future? 30 Mar 2009
• The true cost and benefit of medication reduction. 30 Mar 2009
• Awareness of pharmaceutical cost-assistance programs among inner-city seniors. 30 Mar 2009
• [Trends in the utilization of Dutch mental health services by older adults between 1990-2004] 30 Mar 2009
• Elders with serious mental illness: lost opportunities and new policy options. 30 Mar 2009
• Looking at the West from the non-West: egocentric or sociocentric? 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Health Services for the Aged'

Definition: Services for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the aged and the maintenance of health in the elderly.

Descriptor UI: D006299

Alternative terms: Health Services for the Aged; Health Services for the Elderly; Health Services for Aged; Health Services, Geriatric; Geriatric Health Service; Health Service, Geriatric; Service, Geriatric Health; Services, Geriatric Health; Geriatric Health Services;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N02.421.320;

History Note: 80

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific serv (IM or NIM) if pertinent; check also tag AGED; DF: HEALTH SERV AGED