Enhancing Primary Care of Elderly People

F. Ellen Netting, Frank G. Williams

• Introduction, Bradford L. Kirkman-Liff; Chapter 1 An Overview of Primary Care and the Generalist Physician Initiative, Mark A. Sager, Frank G. Williams, F. Ellen Netting; Chapter 2 Complementary Geriatric Practice Model, Nancy A. Whitelaw, Mary Beth Tupper, Alice Early, Phyllis Collier; Chapter 3 Collaborative Care Teams, Cheryl Schraeder, Paul Shelton, Teri Britt, Robert Turngren, Ida Nagele; Chapter 4 Advanced Practice Nurses as System-Wide Case Managers for Internists, Linda J. Battaglini, A. Judith Czerenda; Chapter 5 A Collaborative Model with Nurse Practitioners and Social Workers, Gloria B. Weinberg; Chapter 6 Physician Assistants in Urban Neighborhood Health Centers, Philip A. Anderson, Richard H. Fortinsky, C. Seth Landefeld; Chapter 7 Primary Care Physician, Nurse, and Social Work Collaboration in the Care of Community-Dwelling, Chronically Ill Elders, Lucia Sommers, Janeane Randolph; Chapter 8 An Effective Managed Care Strategy: Case Managers in Partnership with Primary Care Physicians, Lynne Anker-Unnever; Chapter 9 Cost-Effective Care Coordination in the Rural Physician's Office, Carlton A. Hornung, Bernice Brewer, Millicent Stein*We would like to thank Dr. G. Paul Eleazer, Michael D. Byrd, Dr. R. Bradford Whitney, and Dr. Thomas E. Brown Jr. for helpful comments and suggestions.; Chapter 10 How Understanding the “Patient's World” Can Improve Geriatric Care in Physicians' Busy Practice Settings, John H. Wasson, Anne M. Jette; Chapter 11 The Physician and Care Coordinator: A Chronic Care Partnership, Sue Shearer, W. June Simmons, Barbara Berkman, Gladys Gundrum, Monika White; Chapter 12 Lessons Learned Across Sites, Frank G. Williams, Bradford L. Kirkman-Liff, F. Ellen Netting;