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 discharges