KEY CHALLENGES IN STUDYING ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES IN THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH-CARE TO OLDER AMERICANS

Objective. Drawing from the articles presented in this special issue, to provide an overview of three key challenges facing researchers in t he area of organizational issues in primary care delivery to older adu lts. Conclusions. To improve the quality of research done in this area we would recommend that researchers attend to the complexity of (1) d efining an appropriate unit of analysis; (2) reframing our traditional models of service delivery to reflect ongoing changes in healthcare s ystem actors and boundaries; and (3) reconceptualizing the outcomes of care to reflect adequately the reality of care for the aging patient.