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... Like younger people, however, they vary in their circumstances and their preferences for different outcomes; these variations need to be considered both in providing health care and in evaluating its effects on the health and well-being of older people. A basic challenge of health outcomes research is discovering how to draw general conclusions about health care and health outcomes that are still sensitive to differences in what people need and desire from the health care system.
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... In one of its most significant recommendations, the committee calls for the development of a core set of outcomes indicators for practitioners, health care plans, and organizations to use in monitoring health outcomes for the older individuals and populations they serve. It also recommends further research on how outcomes data can be made more clinically relevant and useful in correcting deficiencies in processes or systems of care.
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... Practice Patterns and Interventions and Their Effect on Outcomes Continued research should examine how different practice patterns and treatment interventions affect older individuals' health outcomes. Specif c examples of practice patterns and interventions to study include advance care planning; clinical practice guidelines, pathways, and other strategies; and interdisciplinary intervention teams.
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... Financing Systems Research, including randomized controlled trials and quasieurperiments, should continue to examine how various provider payment methods arid programs affect the health outcomes of older ir'dividuals and populations. Outcomes of special concern are access to care, health care costs, quality of care, health-related quality of life, functional health status, and satisfaction' with care.
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... Methodological and Analytic Issues Continued support should be provided to develop advances in the methodology and analysis used in health outcomes research.
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