Paternalism in Health Care for the Elderly

1997 ◽  
pp. 27-30
Author(s):  
Ryuzo Sato ◽  
Elias Grivoyannis ◽  
Barbara Byrne ◽  
Chengping Lian
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care For The Elderly

PROFIT LEVELS STAGNATING AT HOSPITALS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 95 (4) ◽  
pp. 597-597
Author(s):  
J. F. L.
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Care Executives ◽  
Profit Margins ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
The Poor

Profit margins at most hospitals across the country declined or stagnated last year, reflecting growing pressure on them to reduce costs. And health care executives said many hospitals would be under even greater pressure in 1995 if Congress enacted proposals that would slash spending for medical care for the elderly and the poor. At investor-owned hospitals, the outlook is brighter, because many of them have moved aggressively to merge and cut costs. Profit at these hospitals has risen in the 1990s.

Chronic Wound Audit In A Department Of Health Care For The Elderly

1993 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Dickson ◽  
Gerry Bennett Consultant Physician
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Chronic Wound ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Department Of Health

Public-Sector Health Care Financing

2011 ◽  
pp. 256-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Åke Blomqvist
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Health Care Financing ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Related Issue ◽  
Social Insurance System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
General Revenue ◽  
Public Sector Health

This article discusses the share of expenses that should be covered by the public plan and looks at how those revenues should be raised. It deals with a fundamental issue that must be addressed in a system where government takes a major role in health care financing. This issue is about the relative importance of the public plan and private payments as sources of funding. Another related issue is how the revenue to pay for public spending on health care should be raised. The article discusses financing through general revenue and compares it with various forms of social insurance. A related issue is the financing of health care for the elderly in a social insurance system. The third fundamental question, finally, concerns the way money should be spent. The article discusses the nature of the contracts between providers and the public plan.

scholarly journals Emergency care units and dimensions of accessibility to health care for the elderly

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (suppl 2) ◽  
pp. 811-817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovana Aparecida de Souza Scolari ◽  
Leidyani Karina Rissardo ◽  
Vanessa Denardi Antoniassi Baldissera ◽  
Lígia Carreira
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Emergency Care ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Emergency Care Units

ABSTRACT Objective: to understand the conception of the elderly and their caregivers about the accessibility to health mediated by the service in Emergency Care Units. Methodo: a qualitative study conducted with 25 elderly patients and caregivers at Emergency Care Units in a city of Paraná, using Grounded Theory as a methodological reference. Results: According to the participants, the resources available in these services guarantee medical consultation and provide access to exams and medicines. Such resources have attracted patients and caused excess demand, which implies a set of compromising factors for the quality of care in these services. Final considerations: Investments in the restructuring of the care network, especially in primary care, with an increase in the number of consultations and the creation of a bond, can contribute to the emergency care units achieving the goal of access to qualified assistance to the elderly population.

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