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AHA podcast: Integrating age-friendly care in the emergency department
A specialist in geriatrics at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, Calif., shares how the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative and geriatric accreditation for its emergency department helped it improve care for older patients.
Enhancing Care for Older Patients with Age-Friendly Health Systems
The population of adults ages 65 and older will exceed 95 million in the United States by the year 2060.
Advisory committee recommends FDA approve first RSV vaccines for older Americans
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee this week recommended the agency approve the first two vaccines to prevent lower respiratory tract disease caused by respiratory syncytial virus in Americans aged 60 and older.
AHA Living Learning Network looks at healing power of music, geriatric EDs
New on-demand resources from the AHA’s Living Learning Network include a story on the healing power of music from AdventHealth System, and a podcast with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine on improving older adult care in the geriatric emergency department.
Improving Older Adult Care in the Geriatric Emergency Department
In today’s discussion about older adult care in the ED, Marie Cleary-Fishman, AHA’s vice president of clinical quality, is joined by Dr. Kevin Biese. Dr. Biese serves as the University of North Carolina Hospitals Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, as well as its Co-Director of the Division of Geriatric Emergency Medicine.
Chair File: Making Health Care ‘Age Friendly’ Is More Important Than Ever
One demographic in the U.S. that has been constant in recent years is the aging of the population.
Why Virtual Reality Could Be a Bigger Part of Health Care’s Future
Virtual reality technology could be poised for much wider application in areas like surgical training, helping patients manage chronic pain and obtain mental health support.
AHA Expresses Support for Bill Establishing Requirements for Use of Prior Authorization Under MA Plans
The American Hospital Association voices support of the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 (H.R. 3173).
The 4Ms with Marie Cleary-Fishman
The 4Ms – What Matters, Medications, Mentation and Mobility are designed to work together to afford seniors their best possible quality of life.
Centering Care around “What Matters” to Patients
Marie Cleary-Fishman, Vice President of Clinical Quality speaks with Amy Berman, Senior Program Officer at The John A. Hartford Foundation and Erin Emery-Tiburcio, Associate Professor of Geriatric & Rehabilitation Psychology and Geriatric Medicine at Rush University Medical Center.