INTEGRATION BETWEEN GENERAL AND GERIATRIC-MEDICINE - A NEEDS RELATED POLICY

Authors
MCLEAN KA AUSTIN CA NEAL KR CHANNER KS
Citation
Ka. Mclean et al., INTEGRATION BETWEEN GENERAL AND GERIATRIC-MEDICINE - A NEEDS RELATED POLICY, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London, 28(5), 1994, pp. 415-418
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London → ACNP
ISSN journal
00358819
Volume
28
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
415 - 418
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-8819(1994)28:5<415:IBGAG->2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
A joint admitting policy between a general physician and a physician i n medicine for the elderly reduced the length of stay in acute medical beds by 25% without increasing the length of stay in rehabilitation b eds. The basis for the cooperation was not related to age but rather t o the perceived needs of the patient on admission. This method of inte gration between medicine and geriatrics could be implemented in most h ospitals.