The CMS Age-Friendly Hospital Measures and the Geriatric ED

Overview

Experts discuss how to provide guidance and processes to help every emergency department meet the requirements for the CMS Hospital Measure.

Webinar Goals:

1.  To introduce the Age-Friendly Hospital Measure implemented by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on January 1, 2025
2. To provide guidance in implementing appropriate processes in your ED that will demonstrate the five priority domains
3. To focus on care in the ED of people living with dementia and give practical examples from dementia-focused EDs 

Expert Panel:

Kevin Biese, MD, MAT
Vice-Chair, Academic Affairs Director
Division of Geriatric Emergency Medicine Clinical
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Division Of Geriatrics
Chapel Hill, NC

Nida Degesys, MD
Director of Geriatric Emergency Department
University of California at San Francisco

Lauren T. Southerland, MD MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
The Ohio State University

Rani E. Snyder, MPA
Vice President of Programs
The John A. Hartford Foundation