Use of the electronic medical record to screen for high-risk geriatric patients in the emergency department.

ABSTRACT: Older adults with multimorbidities have the highest rate of emergency department (ED) usage. These patients are typically on numerous medications, may have underlying dementia, and often present with falls and delirium. Identifying these high-risk older adults for possible intervention is challenging in the ED setting since available screening methods are manual and resource-intensive. The objective is to study the electronic medical record (EMR) use for identifying high-risk older adults in ED. This feasibility study is conducted in an academic ED with 67 000 total and 24% geriatric (age ≥ 65 years) annual visits, American College of Emergency Physician (ACEP) accredited Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department with an ED-based geriatric consultation program by incorporating criteria from e

SUBMITTER: Saxena S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10085629 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature