Evaluation of the Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) Service
Hung WW, Ross JS, Farber J, Siu AL. Evaluation of the Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) Service. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013, 173: 990-996. PMID: 23608775, PMCID: PMC3691362, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUsual care groupShorter hospital stayAdverse eventsMACE groupUsual careHospital stayAcute careFunctional statusOlder adultsPatient outcomesCatheter-associated urinary tract infectionsTertiary acute care hospitalCare Transitions MeasureHospitalized older adultsUrinary tract infectionPairs of patientsAcute medical problemsGeneral medical servicesLength of stayAcute care hospitalsMount Sinai HospitalLower ratesElderly servicesAcute illnessCohort study