1st International Electronic Conference on Geriatric Care Models

Welcome from the Chairs of the 1st International Electronic Conference on Geriatric Care Models

1 April-30 April 2019

We invite you to contribute your innovative work focused on geriatric care models. Geriatric patients represent a population for which care management may be beneficial to improve outcomes and to provide value-based, patient-centric healthcare. Many healthcare organizations are struggling to develop risk-based population health management strategies. Geriatric care models focus on high-risk high-need patients, and can be valuable resources for healthcare organizations.

Consider submitting your work on geriatric risk assessment and management, social and behavioral determinants of health, functional assessment, caregiver support, team-based care, and telehealth. The utilization of Big Data, artificial intelligence, and electronic health records (EHRs) to identify and monitor high-risk patients is of great interest. In addition to clinical needs, the high-need population will also require consideration of behavioral, functional, and social needs with enhanced provision of social and community support services.

Potential contributors to this Special Issue of Geriatrics may include investigators and participants in innovative models of care such as accountable care organizations, advanced alternative payment models, transitions of care models, telehealth programs, patient-centered medical homes, acute care for elderly units, early mobility and healthy aging programs, medication reconciliation, and quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI) programs. Submissions with data and analyses are particularly welcome. Additionally, thoughtful descriptive proposals of data analytics and continuous feedback to clinicians, the identification of high-need patients, improving the cultural environment and attitudes regarding aging and society, health policy concerns, and successful team-based and collaborative care models are welcome.

Geriatrics a peer-reviewed scientific journal edited by MDPI, will organize and sponsor the First International Electronic Conference on Geriatric Care Models. Contributions dealing with any discipline promoting geriatric care models will be welcome.

The conference will be held on the Internet (https://sciforum.net/conference/IECGCM-1) on 1–30 April 2019. It will allow you to present your models to the wider community and provides the opportunity to start free exchanges of information with practice and academic groups from all over the world. Participation as an author or a visitor is ABSOLUTELY FREE of charge (simply create an account on the home page).

On behalf of our dynamic editorial staff and active scientific committee, we warmly invite you to join us at this First International Electronic Conference on Geriatric Care Models. We look forward to posting your contribution.

Sincerely yours,

James S. Powers, M.D.

Kenneth J. Shay, DDS, MS

Co-Chairs