The impact of Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations (GEDI) on health services use, health related quality of life, and costs: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Older adults (age 65 and older) use the emergency department (ED) at a rate of nearly 50 ED visits per 100 older adults, accounting for over 23 million ED visits in the US annually, up to 20% of all ED visits. These ED visits are sentinel health events as discharged patients often return to the ED, experience declines in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and disability, or are later hospitalized. Those who are admitted incur increased costs and greater risk for poor outcomes including infections, delirium, and falls.

Source: Contemporary Clinical Trials - August 24, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Scott M. Dresden, Alexander X. Lo, Lee A. Lindquist, Masha Kocherginsky, Lori Ann Post, Dustin D. French, Elizabeth Gray, Allen W. Heinemann Source Type: research