Reach and Adoption of a Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

The objectives of this study were to describe the reach and adoption of Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) program and care processes instituted at accredited geriatric emergency departments (EDs).

Methods

We analyzed a cross-section of a cohort of US EDs that received GEDA from May 2018 to March 2021. We obtained data from the American College of Emergency Physicians and publicly available sources. Data included GEDA level, geographic location, urban/rural designation, and care processes instituted. Frequencies and proportions and median and interquartile ranges were used to summarize categorical and continuous data, respectively.

Results

Over the study period, 225 US geriatric ED accreditations were issued and included in our analysi

SUBMITTER: Kennedy M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10015385 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature