Commentary: The Physician's Role in Nursing Home Quality of Care: Focus on Restraints |
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| Authors: | Thomas V Caprio MD Paul R Katz MD Jurgis Karuza PhD |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Rochester Medical Center thomas_caprio@urmc.rochester.edu;3. University of Rochester Medical Center;4. State University of New York College at Buffalo |
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| Abstract: | The physician can play an important role in managing high-risk nursing home residents without restraints and working with interdisciplinary care teams in comprehensive fall evaluations. A reduction or elimination of physical restraints can be measured for a facility over time, and it represents a relevant quality indicator of physician and facility interactions during the process of care. We discuss how the physician's role fits into this quality of care equation for nursing homes and its implications for new clinical, research, and policy directions for long-term care. |
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| Keywords: | Nursing homes physician restraints quality |
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