2019
ACE 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
2016
Geriatric dispositions and transitions of care
Morano B, Morano C, Biese K, Coleman E, Hwang U. Geriatric dispositions and transitions of care. 2016, 394-406. DOI: 10.1002/9781118753262.ch26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransitional careNurse practitionersHome transitional careEmergency department visitsShortness of breathTransitional care modelCare transition interventionsTransitional care programTransitions of careDuration of interventionSettings of careDepartment visitsHospital readmissionPatient transitionsCare modelCare programTransition interventionsCare initiativesCareProject BOOSTProject REDInterventionOutcomesReadmissionShortness
2015
Redesigned Geriatric Emergency Care May Have Helped Reduce Admissions Of Older Adults To Intensive Care Units
Grudzen C, Richardson LD, Baumlin KM, Winkel G, Davila C, Ng K, Hwang U, investigators T. Redesigned Geriatric Emergency Care May Have Helped Reduce Admissions Of Older Adults To Intensive Care Units. Health Affairs 2015, 34: 788-795. PMID: 25941280, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeriatric emergency careMount Sinai Medical CenterPalliative care principlesIntensive care unitEmergency careCare unitEmergency departmentCare principlesHigh-risk patientsED triage nursesSinai Medical CenterWise programED nurse practitionersED visitorsED revisitsED admissionHospital readmissionMedical CenterNurse practitionersTriage nursesHigh riskHospice careAdmissionOlder adultsStudy period