Factors Impacting the Implementation of Mobile Integrated Health Programs for the Acute Care of Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Emergency services utilization is increasing in older adult populations. Many such encounters may be preventable with better access to acute care in the community. Mobile integrated health (MIH) programs leverage mobile resources to deliver care and services to patients in the out-of-hospital environment and have the potential to improve clinical outcomes and decrease health care costs; however, they have not been widely implemented. We assessed barriers, potential facilitators, and other factors critical to the implementation of MIH programs with key vested partners.

Methods

Professional and community-member partners were purposefully recruited to participate in recorded structured interviews. The study team used the Practical Robust Implementation and Sustainabil

SUBMITTER: O'Connor L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11436480 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature