2013
Transforming Emergency Care For Older Adults
Hwang U, Shah MN, Han JH, Carpenter CR, Siu AL, Adams JG. Transforming Emergency Care For Older Adults. Health Affairs 2013, 32: 2116-2121. PMID: 24301394, PMCID: PMC4070367, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedEmergency Service, HospitalHealth Services for the AgedHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansModels, OrganizationalOrganizational InnovationQuality ImprovementUnited StatesConceptsEmergency departmentEmergency careHealth care systemOlder adultsCare systemComprehensive discharge planningUS emergency departmentsPatient health outcomesGeriatric emergency careGeriatric Emergency DepartmentBroader health care systemED visitsInitial hospitalizationDischarge planningCare coordinationHealth outcomesObservation unitCareAdultsLengthy evaluationRehospitalizationHospitalizationPatientsVisits
2007
The Geriatric Emergency Department
Hwang U, Morrison RS. The Geriatric Emergency Department. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2007, 55: 1873-1876. PMID: 17916122, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01400.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecial care needsEmergency departmentOlder patientsCare needsGeriatric Emergency Department InterventionOlder adultsEmergency Department InterventionGeriatric Emergency DepartmentSubtle clinical signsMultiple comorbiditiesAcute illnessGeriatric patientsCare modificationsClinical signsRapid triageCognitive impairmentPatientsHealthcare systemCareAdultsDepartmentPolypharmacyComorbiditiesSymptomsIllness