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ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Volume 75, Issue 2, Pages 162-170Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.08.430
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- National Institute on Aging [R21 AG058926 01, K23AG061284 01]
- West Health Foundation
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [1R01HW026489-01]
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In 2018, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) began accrediting facilities as geriatric emergency departments (EDs) according to adherence to the multiorganizational guidelines published in 2014. The guidelines were developed to help every ED improve its care of older adults. The geriatric ED guideline recommendations span the care continuum from out-of-hospital care, ED staffing, protocols, infrastructure, and transitions to outpatient care. Hospitals interested in making their EDs more geriatric friendly thus face the challenge of adopting, adapting, and implementing extensive guideline recommendations in a cost-effective manner and within the capabilities of their facilities and staff. Because all innovation is at heart local and must function within the constraints of local resources, different hospital systems have developed implementation processes for the geriatric ED guidelines according to their differing institutional capabilities and resources. This article describes 4 geriatric ED models of care to provide practical examples and guidance for institutions considering developing geriatric EDs: a geriatric ED-specific unit, geriatrics practitioner models, geriatric champions, and geriatric-focused observation units. The advantages and limitations of each model are compared and examples of specific institutions and their operational metrics are provided.
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