Proactive Care Saves Lives of Seniors

A three-year study involving more than 3,400 chronically ill seniors led by Oregon Health & Science University underscores the enormous societal costs of a health care infrastructure that does not adequately support the interdisciplinary services and care coordination needed to prevent adverse outcomes for older adults with multiple chronic illnesses. The study author, Dr.. David A Door says ”it is clear “that to provide the kind of high quality and efficient coordination of care tracked in this study across the nation’s health care system will require the redesign of primary care as well as reform of the payment system and reinforcement from policymakers. Comment: I wonder how often we have to keep repeating this same type of study before policy makers pay any attention?