Last year saw a sharp acceleration in new models of value-based care launched by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

No significant differences in patients’ clinical outcomes emerged between two dementia care interventions and between the interventions and usual patient care, a pragmatic trial reported. Caregivers ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

I’ve spent much of my clinical career working to improve the way care is provided to historically underserved and vulnerable populations—particularly older adults. An expanding body of evidence ...

Healthcare professionals create care plans to help manage conditions such as pulmonary embolism. Planning may help improve outcomes and prevent future occurrences of the condition. Care plans are an ...

Specifically trained care managers are essential for quality gains from a dementia care management program; even higher quality accrues with coordination across community and primary care. Secondary ...

This article is the last in a four-part series about using research evidence to support nursing teams. It examines four studies that were undertaken following the two Francis inquiries into care ...

Primary care intervention refers to any instance in which a member of the primary health care team makes a change that may result in an effect on the health outcomes of a patient. In many cases, these ...