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Selling to Management – Inpatient Care

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Creating a Value Proposition for Geriatric Care

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Abstract

Older adults are at high risk for prolonged hospital stays, complications during the hospitalization, and early readmission. All health systems are under pressure to utilize hospital resources as efficiently as possible. Geriatric consultation and geriatrics units may be part of the future fabric of more hospitals caring for patients with delayed discharges and complex care needs. Improvement of functional status, begun early during the hospital stay and supported throughout the hospitalization, can improve outcomes without jeopardizing overall hospital length of stay or increased cost.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    James S. Powers

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Powers, J.S. (2017). Selling to Management – Inpatient Care. In: Creating a Value Proposition for Geriatric Care. SpringerBriefs in Health Care Management and Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62271-2_8

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