Multidisciplinary Guidelines for Quality Care in Dementia

A newly devised list of 10 measures is aimed at improving outcomes for dementia patients and caregivers.

Sponsoring Organizations: American Academy of Neurology, American Geriatrics Society, American Psychiatric Association, American Medical Directors Association, and the American Medical Association's Physician Consortium of Performance Improvement

Target Population: Practitioners involved in the care of patients with dementia

Background and Objective: To determine quality measurements that improve the care of patients with dementia

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This set of 10 quality measures for dementia care is intended for development and assessment of care for patients with an established dementia diagnosis following appropriate investigations. The measures do not identify specific clinical syndromes or predicted neuropathology.

The measures include annual asse…

Reviewing Author

Brandy R. Matthews, MD

Disclosures

Grant / Research supportNational Institute on Aging

Brandy R. Matthews, MD

Disclosures

Grant / Research supportNational Institute on Aging

Multidisciplinary Guidelines for Quality Care in Dementia

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