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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. 

Call for Participation: Opportunity for Health System Participation in Design Connections

Empowering Older Adults Against Loneliness through Design Thinking. Click to read more regarding the criteria for participation, benefits, support/funding, and contact information.

4 Steps to 4Ms: A Navigation Guide for a Hospital-Based Composite Measure of 4Ms Care and the Implications for Outcomes Assessment

By Benjamin Rosner, MD, PhD; Robert Thombley, BS; Stephanie Rogers, MS, MPH, MD; Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD on
A composite measure capturing adherence to the many care processes that comprise the 4Ms is a necessary but complex component of closing the evidence gap. This paper offers a navigation guide that addresses key considerations for developing a hospital-based composite measure of 4Ms care.

Community-Based Care: Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Improving Care for Diverse Older Adults

By Mana Manoukian MS, RN, CNS, AGCNS-BC , Harriet Udin Aronow PhD, FAAN , Lucía I. Floríndez PhD, MCM , Mary H. Akhtar MPH , Ariz A. Guzman PhD, RN , Bernice Coleman PhD, ACNP-BC, FAHA, FAAN on
Care for Diverse Older Adults. Article in print from Nurse Leader - a quick view on a nurse-led in-home preventive intervention we are testing among older adults living in independent low-income housing. Read more here

Person-Centered Care Planning for People Living With or at Risk for Multiple Chronic Conditions

By Brittany N. Watson, MD, MPH; Lilly Estenson, MSW; Aimee R. Eden, PhD, MPH; Maya T. Gerstein, DrPH; Maria Torroella Carney, MD; Vonetta M. Dotson, PhD; Trisha Milnes, AuD, MHA; Arlene S. Bierman, MD, MS on
October 17, 2024 Publication | This study explores implementation challenges and innovative approaches to person-centered care planning for people who have or are at risk of having multiple chronic conditions.  Read more here

The Aging Revolution Summit

December 3rd, 2024 | New York City & Virtual | Presented by Northwell Health, the Aging Revolution Summit is an invitation-only event bringing together an elite audience of healthcare luminaries, Fortune 500 corporate executives, venture capitalists, private investors, philanthropists,…