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Alyssa Melanie Roy – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Purpose: This quality improvement project aimed to provide an educational intervention for the El Rio Pascua clinic staff regarding the importance and process of screening for future fall risk in adults 65 and older (older adults). Background: Falls are the leading cause of injury death in older adults in the United States, accounting for…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Clinics, Health Facilities, Health Services
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1986
Text of a Congressional hearing held in Tucson, Arizona, to examine health care and the diagnostic related group (DRG) system is presented in this document. Opening statements are delivered by Representatives Kolbe and McCain. Witnesses testifying include: (1) two older Arizona residents who had experienced problems related to diagnostic related…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Health Services, Hearings
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Weissert, William G.; Hirth, Richard A.; Chernew, Michael E.; Diwan, Sadhna; Kim, Jinkyung – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact on resource use of providing case managers with information on the potential for patients to benefit from home care services. Design and Methods: Twenty-four case managers working in the Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) were randomized into treatment and control groups. Members of…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Health Services, Risk, Patients