Abstract
This commentary describes a pilot program wherein a community health center is partnering with Community Care of North Carolina to create a system of integrated care management and "treatment-in-place" visits for aged residents and disabled residents of adult care homes, with the goal of improving the quality of care and reducing unnecessary visits to emergency departments.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Assisted Living Facilities / organization & administration*
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Community-Institutional Relations
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Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / organization & administration*
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Disabled Persons*
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Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data
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Humans
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Medicaid
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North Carolina
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Pilot Projects
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Primary Health Care / organization & administration*
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Quality of Health Care
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United States