The program will also test alternative Medicare payments for delivering key services, including comprehensive, person-centered assessments and care plans, care coordination and 24/7 access to a ...

A new study found that integrating Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training-Primary Care (GITT-PC) can improve primary care for older adults. Essentially, GITT-PC trains healthcare workers to ...

Through a three-year partnership that seeks to enhance the healthcare journey of older adults, West Health and Sharp Memorial Hospital will work together to create a new integrated geriatric care ...

Within the GAIN-S model, geriatric care assessments among older patients with cancer are combined with care interventions, and it is delivered soon before patients have an intervention on their ...

The central model for geriatric care is called the 4Ms, which stands for medication, mentation, mobility and “what matters most.” Geriatrics also takes into account multicomplexity, which ...

A Pennsylvania-based geriatric care program is receiving a $5 million federal grant to expand access to aging-related healthcare services. Advocates see the initiative as a program with nationwide ...

BLUE BELL, Pa., July 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In the ongoing pursuit of methods for reducing healthcare financial risk and improving health outcom ...

This means there is about 1 geriatrician for every 10,000 older adults in the U.S., and few residents are entering geriatric care. In 2023, fewer than 42% of geriatric medicine fellowship ...

Trauma Medical Home: New coordinated care model for injured older adults Date: July 10, 2024 Source: Regenstrief Institute Summary: Older adults who suffer serious injuries from a fall or a motor ...

CMS’s new GUIDE Model is a groundbreaking care model that takes a comprehensive and person-centered approach to dementia care. The model mirrors several recommendations detailed in reports by ...

The central model for geriatric care is called the 4Ms, which stands for medication, mentation, mobility and “what matters most.” Geriatrics also takes into account multicomplexity, ...