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Homelessness Interventions Needed For Older People

The Horizons Tracker

According to a survey conducted by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, over 15% of 634,000 homeless individuals were 50 years or older, and the number of homeless people aged over 65 has been projected to double by 2050.

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Better Value in Health Care Requires Focusing on Outcomes

Harvard Business Review

Hartwig Huland led the opening of a Martini Klinik , a new prostate cancer center in Hamburg, Germany, he wanted to deliver the best care in the world for its patients, and he defined “best” in terms of outcomes: rates of cancer recurrence, incontinence, erectile dysfunction – things everyone knew were important but few measured.