Suzanne M. Gillespie MD, RD, CMD, FACP, AGSF is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics/Aging and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Dr. Gillespie is Associate Chief of Staff for Geriatric Extended Care – Rehabilitation and Medical Director of the Community Living Center at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center. 

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National Structural Survey of Veterans Affairs Home-Based Primary Care Programs

Poster Abstracts: 

Measuring Team Effectiveness in the Veterans Health Administration's Home-Based Primary Care Program

A Comparison of Rural and Urban Veterans Health Administration's Home Based Primary Care

JAMDA article referenced by Dr. Saltsman:

Systematic Review of Interdisciplinary Interventions in Nursing Homes

References:

Papanicolas, et. al., “Health care spending in the United States and other high-income countries”, Special Communication, JAMA, 2018

Ezekiel Emanuel, “The real cost of the US health care system”, Editorial, JAMA, 2018

Monane, et. al., “Optimal medication use in elders. Key to successful aging”, Western Journal of Medicine, 1997

Loganathan, et. al., “Interventions to optimise prescribing in care homes: systematic review”, Age Ageing, 2011