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Association of a Geriatric Emergency Department Innovation Program With Cost Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Hwang U, Dresden SM, Vargas-Torres C, Kang R, Garrido MM, Loo G, Sze J, Cruz D, Richardson LD, Adams J, Aldeen A, Baumlin KM, Courtney DM, Gravenor S, Grudzen CR, Nimo G, Zhu CW, Abraham G, Amoko C, Genes N, Morano B, Nassisi D, Ortiz J, Rivera-Reyes L, Sanon M, Shapiro J, Winkel G, Malik S, Rosenberg M, Christensen M, Karounos M, Schultz R, Sumberg D. Association of a Geriatric Emergency Department Innovation Program With Cost Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2037334. PMID: 33646311, PMCID: PMC7921898, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.37334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCost SavingsCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalFee-for-Service PlansGeriatric AssessmentHealth Services for the AgedHospital CostsHospitalsHumansMedicarePatient CareReferral and ConsultationSocial WorkTransitional CareUnited StatesConceptsTransitional care nursesFirst ED visitIndex ED visitED visitsMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare feeMedicare beneficiariesService beneficiariesEmergency department programComparison groupCross-sectional studyUnique Medicare beneficiariesLower Medicare expendituresMost patientsMean ageCare nursesVisit encountersCare programGeriatric treatmentCost outcomesPatient careMedicare expendituresHealth systemMean savingsPatients
2019
Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: The Impact of Transitional Care Nurses on 30‐day Readmissions for Older Adults
Dresden SM, Hwang U, Garrido MM, Sze J, Kang R, Vargas‐Torres C, Courtney DM, Loo G, Rosenberg M, Richardson L. Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: The Impact of Transitional Care Nurses on 30‐day Readmissions for Older Adults. Academic Emergency Medicine 2019, 27: 43-53. PMID: 31663245, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndex ED visitMount Sinai Medical CenterSt. Joseph's Regional Medical CenterNorthwestern Memorial HospitalPrior hospital dischargeEmergency departmentED visitsRegional Medical CenterOlder adultsHospital dischargeGeriatric patientsNurse careMedical CenterTransitional care nursesRisk of admissionEmergency Severity IndexSinai Medical CenterDecreased hospitalizationsDecreased readmissionsPrior hospitalizationProspective cohortED patientsCare nursesMemorial HospitalInpatient dischargesACE Model for Older Adults in ED
Sanon M, Hwang U, Abraham G, Goldhirsch S, Richardson LD, . ACE Model for Older Adults in ED. Geriatrics 2019, 4: 24. PMID: 31023992, PMCID: PMC6473391, DOI: 10.3390/geriatrics4010024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransitional care nursesEmergency departmentGeriatric Emergency DepartmentOlder adultsHospital admissionNurse practitionersPhysical therapistsIdentification of SeniorsCommon geriatric syndromesHigh-risk patientsAvoidable hospital admissionsComprehensive care planGeriatric nurse practitionerHospital emergency departmentInterdisciplinary team meetingsVulnerable older adultsED revisitsGeriatric assessmentGeriatric syndromesAcute careCare nursesCare transitionsED nursesMedication managementPharmacological assessment
2018
Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: Transitional Care Nurses and Hospital Use
Hwang U, Dresden SM, Rosenberg MS, Garrido MM, Loo G, Sze J, Gravenor S, Courtney DM, Kang R, Zhu CW, Vargas‐Torres C, Grudzen CR, Richardson LD, Investigators T. Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: Transitional Care Nurses and Hospital Use. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 459-466. PMID: 29318583, PMCID: PMC6764445, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransitional care nursesIndex ED visitED revisitsED visitsCare nursesInpatient admissionsHospital useProspective observational cohortU.S. EDsClinical characteristicsObservational cohortSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeEmergency departmentObserved selection biasLower riskAdmissionCare staffGreater riskStudy periodRiskOutcomesSelection biasNursesVisits