Geriatrics

Predicting Hospital Readmissions from Skilled Nursing Facilities

Original study validates a good model: HOSPITAL score

Home Palliative, Hospice Services Provide Continuity of Care

Increased access to services helps patients, families

Data Suggest a Need to Educate Patients on End-Of-Life Decisions

Many lack understanding of advance directives

Center Guides Patients through Post-Acute Care Maze

Center for Connected Care improving quality, cost-effectiveness

Alzheimer’s Drug Development: What’s Possible on the Path to 2025? (Video)

Hypertensive Urgency: Can Geriatricians Skip Referral to the Emergency Department?

Study confirms less dire outcomes for hypertensive episodes

Geriatrics Across the Continuum of Care

From house calls to inpatient consults to hospice