Proactive care saves lives of seniors, study finds

Can a patient-centred, care management program utilising nurse care managers and interdisciplinary teams, supported by electronic tracking and care coordination systems reduce the rate of deaths and hospitalisations among chronically ill older adults? The answer - based on a three-year study involving more than 3,400 chronically ill seniors led by Oregon Health and Science University researcher David A. Dorr, M.D. - appears to be 'yes.'...

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