Geriatrician Roles and the Value of Geriatrics in an Evolving Healthcare System

With a growing shortage of practicing geriatricians to serve the rapidly growing population of older Americans, understanding how to best leverage geriatricians as members of an overall care team is critical. This report is the second component of a two-stage project examining current and emerging roles of geriatricians. The first report used existing scholarly work to provide an analysis of the current landscape. This study focuses on information solicited from field experts in geriatrics as to how geriatrician roles are evolving as healthcare systems and organizations reorganize care in response to a changing environment.