This book creates a value proposition in geriatric care - a promise of
value to be delivered to improve care and to provide specific benefits
to healthcare systems. It describes strategies and understanding of the
incentives, barriers encountered in promoting changes in the healthcare
systems, and discusses numerous examples and outcomes. Drawn from many
fields such as medicine and science, sociology, politics, business and
economics, the book helps guide the introduction of geriatric principles
into mainstream medical care with the goal of improving the care and
quality of life of older persons in all healthcare systems.