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Our parents, ourselves health care for an aging population

This edition of the Dartmouth Atlas examines health care for older Americans with an emphasis on the patient's perspective. For the first time, we measure the intensity of care in terms of how many days per year the average Medicare beneficiary is in contact with the health care system. We can...

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Main Authors: Bynum, Julie P. W., Meara, Ellen (Author), Chang, Chiang-Hua (Author), Rhoads, Jared M. (Author)
Corporate Authors: Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Atlas Project
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Lebanon, N.H.] The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice 2016, February 17, 2016
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This edition of the Dartmouth Atlas examines health care for older Americans with an emphasis on the patient's perspective. For the first time, we measure the intensity of care in terms of how many days per year the average Medicare beneficiary is in contact with the health care system. We can see that beneficiaries in some regions see twice as many unique clinicians for ambulatory care than in others. We also can see in which regions beneficiaries are more likely than not to have a primary care physician as their predominant provider of care
Item Description:"A report of the Dartmouth Atlas Project."
Physical Description:1 PDF file (iv, 113 pages) illustrations

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