2021
Care transitions and social needs: A Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research (GEAR) Network scoping review and consensus statement
Gettel CJ, Voils CI, Bristol AA, Richardson LD, Hogan TM, Brody AA, Gladney MN, Suyama J, Ragsdale LC, Binkley CL, Morano CL, Seidenfeld J, Hammouda N, Ko KJ, Hwang U, Hastings SN. Care transitions and social needs: A Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research (GEAR) Network scoping review and consensus statement. Academic Emergency Medicine 2021, 28: 1430-1439. PMID: 34328674, PMCID: PMC8725618, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare transition interventionsOlder adult populationTransition interventionsIntervention studiesAdult populationCare transitionsOlder adultsEmergency Department Care TransitionsHealth care utilization outcomesSubsequent health care utilizationComprehensive geriatric assessmentHealth care utilizationPatient-centered outcomesOptimal outcome measuresResearch NetworkGeriatric assessmentCare utilizationUtilization outcomesDischarge planningPatient outcomesConsensus statementOutcome measuresClinical questionsConsensus conferenceElectronic databases
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 ResearchConceptsEmergency 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