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CMS Age Friendly Hospital Measure: Resources for Emergency Departments
August 28, 2024
Helpful educational resources to help you and your emergency department meet the CMS Age-Friendly Hospital measure.
GUIDE Model
A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Model
The Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model was launched by the CMS on July 1, 2024 and will run for the next eight years.
Caregivers As Partners in Care Teams
University of California San Francisco
A national training program that provides health care teams with the skills and confidence to include family caregivers in a patient’s care journey.
Aligning with Accreditation
The age-friendly CMS measure aligns with the goals and processes of Geriatric ED Accreditation and the Age-Friendly Health Systems Requirements.
Overview
Experts discuss how to provide guidance and processes to help every emergency department meet the requirements for the CMS Hospital Measure.
Webinar Goals:
- To introduce the Age-Friendly Hospital Measure implemented by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on January 1, 2025
- To provide guidance in implementing appropriate processes in your ED that will demonstrate the five priority domains
- 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
Special Guest
Rani E. Snyder, MPA
Acting President
The John A. Hartford Foundation