Healthcare Changes and the Affordable Care Act

James Powers, MDAssociate Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of MedicineAssociate Clinical Director, Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center7159 Vanderbilt Medical Center EastNashville, TN 37232

Geriatricians Involvement in Healthcare Changes.- Quality Improvement Organizations.-Leadership Opportunities for Physicians.- The ABCs of ACOs.- Our Failing System: A Reasoned Approach Toward Single Payer.- Geriatric and Primary Care Workforce Development.- Medicare and Medicaid Coordination - Special Case of the Dual Eligible Beneficiary.- Care Management: From Channeling to Grace.- Program Evaluation: Defining and Measuring Appropriate Outcomes.- Targeting Interventions and Populations.- Accountable Care Organizations--A Case Study in the Use of Care Coordination: Montefiore Medical Center.- University of Michigan Case Study: The Physician Group Practice Demonstration.

From the book reviews:

"This book discusses the changes in geriatric healthcare in light of the Affordable Care Act. While the Affordable Care Act makes significant changes in all of U.S. medicine, this book focuses primarily on the geriatric aspects and those whose practice involves caring for older patients. The audience includes many groups of readers: geriatricians, primary care providers, policy makers, insurance actuaries, and the lay population who may have an interest in either the Affordable Care Act or geriatric issues." (Vincent F. Carr, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2015)