Erschienen in:
01.06.2014 | Perspective
Optimizing Health for Complex Adults in Primary Care: Current Challenges and a Way Forward
verfasst von:
Hollis Day, MD, MS, Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH, Sei Lee, MD, MCR, Heidi Wald, MD, MPH, Steven Counsell, MD, Eugene Rich, MD
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 6/2014
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ABSTRACT
As the population ages, the quantity and complexity of comorbidities only increases in the primary care setting. Health systems strive to improve quality of care and enhance cost savings, but current administrative and payment systems do not easily support the implementation of existing evidence and best practices for multimorbid adults in most primary care offices. This perspectives piece sets forth a research agenda in the area of implementation science at the intersection of geriatrics and general internal medicine. We challenge academic medical centers, medical societies, journals, and funders to actively value and support investigation in this area as much as traditional research pathways.