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dc.contributor.authorHeckman, George A.
dc.contributor.authorGray, Leonard C.
dc.contributor.authorHirdes, John P.
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-21 14:37:00 (GMT)
dc.date.available2017-04-21 14:37:00 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2013-12-30
dc.identifier.urihttp://canadiangeriatrics.ca/2013/12/volume-3-issue-1-addressing-health-care-needs-for-frail-seniors-in-canada/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/11701
dc.description.abstractFiscal pressure on the Canadian health care system results from rising numbers of frail seniors with multiple concurrent medical co-morbidities and geriatric syndromes. Improving outcomes in such seniors is contingent on a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) to identify strengths and deficits and to facilitate the development of a comprehensive care plan. InterRAI instruments are standardized, reliable, and validated suites of tools to conduct CGAs; they offer several benefits, including helping clinicians identify important health issues among patients, develop appropriate care plans, and monitor patient progess. These instruments also provide several benefits beyond the bedside, including quality indicators to assess care quality, and case-mix classification algorithms to facilitate funding of health services. Finally, interRAI instruments, which are implemented in several health care settings across Canada and abroad, provide a standardized and common language that is compatible with electronic medical records and will facilitate greater integration of the health care system.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCanadian Geriatrics Societyen
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/*
dc.subjectFrailtyen
dc.subjectInnovative practicesen
dc.subjectEmerging practicesen
dc.subjectInter-RAIen
dc.titleAddressing Health Care Needs For Frail Seniors In Canada: The Role of InterRAI Instrumentsen
dc.typeArticleen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHeckman G, Gray LC, Hirdes J. Addressing health care needs for frail seniors in Canada: the role of interRAI instruments. CGS Journal of CME. Dec:3(1):8-16.en
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Applied Health Sciencesen
uws.contributor.affiliation2School of Public Health and Health Systemsen
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