The MediCaring team of healthcare providers must reflect and address the array of medical and social services frail elders need. However one labels the team– multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary or trans-disciplinary—its key focus must be to deliver an integrative approach based on a care plan developed in collaboration and with the elder and her family. Such a
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AHRQ Innovators Exchange features information and a video about a pilot study to improve care for low-income elderly patients with chronic illnesses. https://innovations.ahrq.gov/videos Conducted by Ohio-based Summa Care under the leadership of Practice Change Fellow http://www.practicechangefellows.org/ and Advisory Board Member Kyle Allen, DO, AGSF, the project reports that 70% of participants reported improved health, and
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