Geriatric care management reduces Medicare losses.

Healthcare costs for the elderly are rising rapidly in the United States. One way for a hospital to control these rising costs is to implement a geriatric care management system. The goal of a such a system is to change the way the hospital treats medically complex Medicare patients and, thus, reduce unnecessary hospital costs. Such a system requires a process for identifying elderly patients in need of geriatric care management services, treating them efficiently, and assessing the system itself. An effective process usually results in significant cost savings for the hospital as well as improved patient care and satisfaction.