Book contents
- Creating a Geriatric Emergency Department
- Creating a Geriatric Emergency Department
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Making the Case for a Geriatric Emergency Department
- Chapter 2 Starting a Geriatric Emergency Department
- Chapter 3 Overcoming Resistance: What to Do with “Yeah, But…”
- Chapter 4 You: An Approach to Your Older Emergency Department Patients
- Chapter 5 People: Adding Staffing and Training
- Chapter 6 Processes: Implementing Protocols and Policies
- Chapter 7 Place: Addressing the Physical Environment
- Chapter 8 Quality Improvement in the Geriatric Emergency Department: Getting Started
- Chapter 9 Launching Your Geriatric Emergency Department: From First Steps to Accreditation
- Appendix: Practical Resources and Links
- Index
- References
Chapter 1 - Making the Case for a Geriatric Emergency Department
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2022
- Creating a Geriatric Emergency Department
- Creating a Geriatric Emergency Department
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Making the Case for a Geriatric Emergency Department
- Chapter 2 Starting a Geriatric Emergency Department
- Chapter 3 Overcoming Resistance: What to Do with “Yeah, But…”
- Chapter 4 You: An Approach to Your Older Emergency Department Patients
- Chapter 5 People: Adding Staffing and Training
- Chapter 6 Processes: Implementing Protocols and Policies
- Chapter 7 Place: Addressing the Physical Environment
- Chapter 8 Quality Improvement in the Geriatric Emergency Department: Getting Started
- Chapter 9 Launching Your Geriatric Emergency Department: From First Steps to Accreditation
- Appendix: Practical Resources and Links
- Index
- References
Summary
Provides a definition of a Geriatric Emergency Department: a regular general ED that has made the decision to intentionally implement changes in its people, processes, and place in order to improve the quality of care it provides to older patient. Reviews the principal motivations for a Geriatric ED: shifting demographics and a favorable business case for the hospital. Presents the basics of the business case with a return-on-investment consideration, demonstrating several sample scripts for talking to senior executives. Suggests the importance of involving frontline staff to establish the ground truth in your ED.
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- Creating a Geriatric Emergency DepartmentA Practical Guide, pp. 4 - 16Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022