Byron Bair, MD - Professor and GRECC Investigator
The current direction of my research focuses on developing novel care delivery models for older adults that improve patient focused care, quality of care outcomes, and have a positive impact of resource utilization and costs. Some of the current projects underway include:
A Dementia Treatment Clinic Model: designed to evaluate individual treatment response to FDA approved agents for the treatment of dementia. Simple tools are used by patients and care providers to communicate with prescribers in a clinic setting to determine if symptomatic improvements warrant medication continuation.
The use of a non-disease focused interactive, web-based, care management system to determine the impact on selected measures of health care quality, utilization patterns, and patient satisfaction.
Measurement of the impact of a Geriatric High Risk Evaluation and Liaison team (GHELP) on a medical system of care on patterns of resource utilization, medication refills, medication discrepancies, and selected quality of care measures.
Measuring the prevalence of decision making capacity impairment in a primary care setting using previously used tools and evaluating the impact on care delivery plans for the impaired vs. non impaired individuals.
