The first two modules in the Drive to Deprescribe (D2D) course—Design Your Deprescribing Intervention and Deprescribing Communication Techniques—have been extremely popular. Based on the initial reaction to the latest module, Optimizing Use of Antipsychotic Medications, PALTmed has another hit on its hands...
In 1987, the Omnibus Reconciliation Act (OBRA) called for a dramatic overhaul of the nursing home (NH) quality assurance system. This study examines trends in facility, resident, and quality characteristics since passage of that legislation.
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment process that identifies medical, psychosocial, and functional capabilities of older adults to develop a coordinated plan to maximize overall health with aging. Specific criteria used by CGA programs to evaluate patient...
To evaluate the effects of the modified Hospital Elder Life Program (mHELP) comprising 3 nurse-administered protocols in older patients undergoing gastrointestinal (GI) surgery.