Geriatric assessment in the emergency department reduces healthcare costs-So when will CMS pay for it?

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Sep;71(9):2698-2700. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18473. Epub 2023 Jul 12.

Authors

Lauren T Southerland¹, Kevin Biese², Ula Hwang^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
⁴ Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, James J. Peters VAMC, Bronx, New York, USA.

PMID: 37435831
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18473

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MeSH terms

Aged
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.
Emergency Service, Hospital*
Geriatric Assessment*
Health Care Costs
Humans
United States