Quality Indicators for Dementia in Vulnerable Community-Dwelling and Hospitalized Elders

Quality Indicators for Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders16 October 2001Quality Indicators for Dementia in Vulnerable Community-Dwelling and Hospitalized EldersFREETiffany W. Chow, MD and Catherine H. MacLean, MD, PhDTiffany W. Chow, MDFrom the University of Southern California, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, California; University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; and RAND Health, Santa Monica, California.Search for more papers by this author and Catherine H. MacLean, MD, PhDFrom the University of Southern California, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, California; University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; and RAND Health, Santa Monica, California.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-135-8_Part_2-200110161-00005 SectionsAboutVisual AbstractPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Comments0 CommentsSign In to Submit A Comment Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Tiffany W. Chow, MD; Catherine H. MacLean, MD, PhDAffiliations: From the University of Southern California, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, California; University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; and RAND Health, Santa Monica, California.Acknowledgments: The authors thank Tom McRae, MD, and David Knopman, MD, for review of an earlier version of the paper containing the full set of proposed quality indicators and Patricia Smith for technical assistance.Grant Support: By a contract from Pfizer Inc. to RAND.Corresponding Author: Tiffany W. Chow, MD, Rancho Los Amigos/USC Alzheimer's Disease Center, 7601 East Imperial Highway, 800W Annex, Downey, CA 90242; e-mail, [email protected]edu.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Chow: Rancho Los Amigos/USC Alzheimer's Disease Center, 7601 East Imperial Highway, 800W Annex, Downey, CA 90242Dr. MacLean: RAND, 1700 Main Street, M-23C, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoACOVE Quality Indicators Metrics Cited byQuality indicators for community dementia care: a systematic reviewDifferences in Transitional Care Provided to Patients With and Without DementiaNeurocognitive disordersScreening hospitalized injured older adults for cognitive impairment and pre-injury functional impairmentEnhancing Care for Hospitalized Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled TrialImproving delirium care in the intensive care unit: The design of a pragmatic studyCommunity Physician Education in Geriatrics: Applying the Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders Model with a Multisite Primary Care GroupImpact and recognition of cognitive impairment among hospitalized eldersA Practice-Based Intervention to Improve Primary Care for Falls, Urinary Incontinence, and DementiaDevelopment of quality indicators for memory clinicsDementia Assessment and ManagementSenile dementia and cognitive impairmentThe Effect of a Quality Improvement Initiative on the Quality of Other Aspects of Health CareCooperative Dementia Care Clinics: A New Model for Managing Cognitively Impaired PatientsDementia Care: Critical Interactions Among Primary Care Physicians, Patients and CaregiversImplementing a screening and diagnosis program for dementia in primary careFeasibility of Quality Indicators for the Management of Geriatric Syndromes in Nursing Home ResidentsFeasibility of Quality Indicators for the Management of Geriatric Syndromes in Nursing Home ResidentsQuality of care indicators for gout managementDevelopment of quality of care indicators for Parkinson's diseaseRestructuring Primary Care Practices to Manage Geriatric Syndromes: The ACOVE-2 InterventionCurrent Awareness 16 October 2001Volume 135, Issue 8_Part_2Page: 668-676KeywordsAlzheimer diseaseCaregiversCholinesterase inhibitorsCognitive impairmentDementiaElderlyNursing homesQuality indicatorsStrokeSuicide ePublished: 16 October 2001 Issue Published: 16 October 2001 PDF downloadLoading ...