Meeting the Challenge of Chronic Illness examines current deficiencies in chronic illness care and explores ways to improve it. Addressing the challenges of shifting from the primacy of acute illnesses to the predominance of chronic conditions, the authors identify the components necessary to reorganize and reform health care: properly prepared health care workers; involved patients and families; appropriate use of new technologies, especially information systems; an appropriate role for prevention; and the creation of funding approaches that will provide necessary incentives.
This book calls on policy makers, health care providers, and educators to address one of the greatest challenges facing the health care system.
Meeting the Challenge of Chronic Illness examines current deficiencies in chronic illness care and explores ways to improve it. Addressing the challenges of shifting from the primacy of acute illnesses to the predominance of chronic conditions, the authors identify the components necessary to reorganize and reform health care: properly prepared health care workers; involved patients and families; appropriate use of new technologies, especially information systems; an appropriate role for prevention; and the creation of funding approaches that will provide necessary incentives.
This book calls on policy makers, health care providers, and educators to address one of the greatest challenges facing the health care system.

Meeting the Challenge of Chronic Illness
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Meeting the Challenge of Chronic Illness
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780801882098 |
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Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Publication date: | 12/21/2005 |
Series: | Gerontology |
Pages: | 328 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |