The business case for hospital mobility programs in the veterans health care system: Results from multi-hospital implementation of the STRIDE program.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To conduct a business case analysis for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program STRIDE (ASsisTed EaRly MobIlization for hospitalizeD older VEterans), which was designed to address immobility for hospitalized older adults.

Data sources and study setting

This was a secondary analysis of primary data from a VA 8-hospital implementation trial conducted by the Function and Independence Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI). In partnership with VA operational partners, we estimated resources needed for program delivery in and out of the VA as well as national implementation facilitation in the VA. A scenario analysis using wage data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics informs implementation decisions outside the VA.

Study design

This budget impact an

SUBMITTER: Kaufman BG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11540580 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature