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Assessment of Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Patients in an Acute Care Unit
Published on: September 30, 2020
Quality and innovations for caring hospitalized older persons in the unites States
Ji Won Yoo1, Sun Jung Kim2, Yan Geng3
1Center for Senior Health and Longevity, Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, WI, USA ; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Abstract:
Older persons are occasionally acutely ill and their hospitalizations frequently end up with complications and adverse outcomes. Medicare from U.S. federal government's payment resource for older persons is facing financial strain. Medicare highlights both cost-saving and high quality of care while older persons are hospitalized. Several health policy changes were initiated to achieve Medicare's goals. In response to Medicare's health policy changes, U.S. hospital environments have been changed and these resulted in hospital quality measurements' improvement. American seniors are facing the challenges during and around their hospital care. Several innovative measures are suggested to overcome these challenges.
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