35 min
Dr. Nick Schneeman: Geriatric Consult Anyone? Lifespark LIVE – The Complete Shift: Bringing Senior Health Home
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- Health & Fitness
Anyone? Bueller? You’re probably thinking – what is a geriatric consult? And you wouldn’t be wrong. The reality is, you can’t get one anywhere (except at Lifespark). Not in the ER, hospital, multi-specialty clinic. There’s no access to it. And yet, a geriatric consult is a simple opportunity to reach seniors and their families to tie together all the acute, chronic, and complex issues they may be facing in a way that promotes life and health. Having that human connection with those we serve is how we lower cost, improve experience, and improve health (quadruple aim anyone?).
In this podcast, Joel Theisen and Dr. Nick Schneeman, family physician and geriatrician with over 40 years’ experience working with seniors and their families, talk through what a geriatric consult is, and why we need them. What’s even more surprising, the number of aging Baby Boomers over 65 is expected to double by 2030 with 2024 the apex of boomer retirement. And yet, there are only 7,300 geriatricians in the US – that’s one per every 10,000 senior. So, we ask the question again – Geriatric Consult Anyone? This is a huge opportunity for health systems, providers, payors, and anyone who serves seniors. We’ll have you asking for one in no time…
Anyone? Bueller? You’re probably thinking – what is a geriatric consult? And you wouldn’t be wrong. The reality is, you can’t get one anywhere (except at Lifespark). Not in the ER, hospital, multi-specialty clinic. There’s no access to it. And yet, a geriatric consult is a simple opportunity to reach seniors and their families to tie together all the acute, chronic, and complex issues they may be facing in a way that promotes life and health. Having that human connection with those we serve is how we lower cost, improve experience, and improve health (quadruple aim anyone?).
In this podcast, Joel Theisen and Dr. Nick Schneeman, family physician and geriatrician with over 40 years’ experience working with seniors and their families, talk through what a geriatric consult is, and why we need them. What’s even more surprising, the number of aging Baby Boomers over 65 is expected to double by 2030 with 2024 the apex of boomer retirement. And yet, there are only 7,300 geriatricians in the US – that’s one per every 10,000 senior. So, we ask the question again – Geriatric Consult Anyone? This is a huge opportunity for health systems, providers, payors, and anyone who serves seniors. We’ll have you asking for one in no time…
35 min