2023
Dissemination and implementation of age‐friendly care and geriatric emergency department accreditation at Veterans Affairs hospitals
Hwang U, Runels T, Han L, Gruber E, McQuown C, Ragsdale L, Jetter E, Rossomano N, Javier D. Dissemination and implementation of age‐friendly care and geriatric emergency department accreditation at Veterans Affairs hospitals. Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 270-277. PMID: 36653961, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA emergency departmentEmergency departmentOlder veteransED visitsVA Corporate Data WarehouseAge-friendly careIndex ED visitVeterans Affairs hospitalYears of ageCorporate Data WarehouseScreening prevalencePoor outcomeStandardization of practiceMean ageVisit encountersPotential confoundingEmergency careGreater oddsExtended careDemographic dataOlder adultsLevel 1Observational evaluationCarePandemic year
2022
Examination of geriatric care processes implemented in level 1 and level 2 geriatric emergency departments
Santangelo I, Ahmad S, Liu S, Southerland L, Carpenter C, Hwang U, Lesser A, Tidwell N, Biese K, Kennedy M. Examination of geriatric care processes implemented in level 1 and level 2 geriatric emergency departments. Journal Of Geriatric Emergency Medicine 2022, 3 PMID: 36970655, PMCID: PMC10035774, DOI: 10.17294/2694-4715.1041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeriatric EDGeriatric fallsCare processesMedication reconciliationMedication-related adverse eventsOlder adultsGeriatric pain managementPain medication protocolUnique care needsEmergency department settingInappropriate medication administrationGeriatric Emergency DepartmentIndividual care processesDifferent screening toolsCross-sectional analysisAssessment of functionLevel 1Beers criteriaED administrationInappropriate medicationsAdverse eventsRenal functionMedication protocolsPain managementEmergency department
2021
Reach and Adoption of a Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program in the United States
Kennedy M, Lesser A, Israni J, Liu SW, Santangelo I, Tidwell N, Southerland LT, Carpenter CR, Biese K, Ahmad S, Hwang U. Reach and Adoption of a Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program in the United States. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 367-373. PMID: 34389196, PMCID: PMC10015385, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeriatric Emergency DepartmentEmergency departmentCare processesUrinary catheter useUS emergency departmentsHealth care utilizationPatient-oriented outcomesAccreditation programCatheter useCare utilizationEmergency physiciansAmerican CollegeRural designationStudy periodInterquartile rangeSignificant heterogeneityPotential needContinuous dataLow levelsLevel 1Level 2CohortPhysiciansPrevention