Question

Describe one innovative health care delivery model that incorporates an interdisciplinary care delivery team. Explain how this model is advantageous to patient outcomes.

Answer 1

Ans) Consultants in a geriatric service includes an interdisciplinary team of geriatric health care providers to conduct a CGA or evaluate a specific condition.

Consultant team in a Geriatric Consultation Service model:
- Geriatricians
- Geropsychiatrist
- Geriatric CNS
- Geriatric Healthcare Providers

Acute Care for the Elderly Units (ACE) type model:

discrete geriatric units that provide CGA by a multidisciplinary team with a focus on the rehabilitative needs of older patients.

- Team rounds
- Patient-centered team conferences
- Team: geriatrician, CNS, social worker, specialists (OT, PT, nutrition, etc).