Health Outcomes for Older People

Abstract

This report presents an agenda of health outcomes research for older people, proposed to be undertaken over the next 10 years. As used in this report, health outcomes research is research that studies the end results of the structure and processes of health care on the health and well-being of patients and populations. Its objectives are to provide information and insights to guide health care improvements, promote efficiency, and reduce costs. The research itself can be conducted on many different levels, ranging from that of an individual's health status to that of the broadly defined health care system, and usually employs a multidisciplinary approach.