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Call for Submissions: NEJM Catalyst AFHS Special Issue

Assessing Implementation and Impact of the 4Ms Framework to Advance Age-Friendly Health Systems — Special Theme IssueSponsored by The John A. Hartford Foundation 

CaN-D Webinar on Creative Approaches to Respite Care for Persons with Dementia

New Report Published: "Advancing Age-Friendly Care: An Assessment of the CMS IQR Age-Friendly Hospital Measure"

By Julia Adler-Milstein, PHD – UCSF Andrew Ryan, PhD – Brown University Grace Israelit, MPH – UCSF Kiana Smith, BS – UCSF on
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Connected Care for Older Adults: A Pilot Intervention Engaging Community Health Workers to Advance Age‐Friendly Care in Rural Oregon

By Bryanna De Lima, Lindsay Miller, Elizabeth Foster, Jodi Ready, Elizabeth Eckstrom on
"Aging in a rural setting presents unique challen

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Become a Certified Professional in Age-Friendly Health Care

Are you ready to take the next step in your professional journey? The Certified Professional in Age-Friendly Health Care (CPAFH) certification exam is now available, offered by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).

Lunch & Learn: How Can the New Age-Friendly Hospital Measure Transform the Inpatient Experience

By Katherine A. Ornstein Clifford Ko on
Join Health Affairs May 27 for a special lunch and learn virtual event featuring a conversation between Clifford Ko and Katherine Ornstein on how the new Age-Friendly Hospital Measure aims to improve the quality and experience of inpatient care for older Americans. Register here.

Aligning Hospital-to-Home Transitional Care for Older Adults With the CMS Age-Friendly Hospital Measure

By Cora Leigh White, Mary C Brooks, Bryanna De Lima, Elizabeth Eckstrom on
In this publication, the review of recent publications on transitional care models helped to identify existing interventions that align with the new CMS Age-Friendly Hospital Measure in a current state analysis, highlighting transitional care interventions that align with at…

Effect of Age-Friendly Care on Days at Home Post-Hospital Discharge for Traditional Medicare Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

By Kathleen Drago, Bryanna De Lima, Sophie Rasmussen, Alaina Ena, Elizabeth Eckstrom, Ella Bowman on
This study aims to determine differences in days spent at home in the 30- and 90-day post-hospitalization period for older patients in the BPCI-A program based on Age-Friendly care status. Read more here. 

Age-friendly learning health systems: Opportunities for model synergy and care improvement

By Beth Prusaczyk, Robert E Burke on
This article outlines opportunities for synergies between two imporvement models: Age-Friendly Health Systems and Learning Health Systems.  Read more here.