Strategies for dissemination of ED/hospital elder mistreatment response team model.

Publication Type Academic Article
Authors Bloemen E, Elman A, Baek D, Gottesman E, Shaw A, Sullivan M, Pino C, McAuley J, Tietz S, Herman S, Rachmuth L, Chang E, Hancock D, LoFaso V, Stern M, Lindberg D, Clark S, Rosen T
Journal J Elder Abuse Negl
Volume 36
Issue 4
Pagination 350-366
Date Published 12/20/2023
ISSN 1540-4129
Keywords Elder Abuse, Emergency Service, Hospital
Abstract Interdisciplinary Emergency Department/hospital-based teams represent a promising care model to improve identification of and intervention for elder mistreatment. Two institutions, Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have launched such programs and are exploring multiple strategies for effective dissemination. These strategies include: (1) program evaluation research, (2) framing as a new model of geriatric care, (3) understanding the existing incentives of health systems, EDs, and hospitals to align with them, (4) connecting to ongoing ED/hospital initiatives, (5) identifying and collaborating with communities with strong elder mistreatment response that want to integrate the ED/hospital, (6) developing and making easily accessible high-quality, comprehensive protocols and training materials, (7) offering technical assistance and support, (8) communications outreach to raise awareness, and (9) using an existing framework to inform implementation in new hospitals and health systems.
DOI 10.1080/08946566.2023.2297232
PubMed ID 38117212
PubMed Central ID PMC11186973
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