Data Scientist at the @WestHealth Institute. Primarily focused on modeling Medicare risk, cost and quality in support of affordable healthcare for older adults.
#Dementia diagnoses are a significant predictor of all‐cause ED revisits within 30 days following the initial visit, highlighting the role that EDs can play in connecting patients and #caregivers to appropriate medical and social resources. #geriatrics
https://t.co/Hf5bJ59hoJ
30‐Day Emergency Department Revisit Rates among Older Adults with Documented Dementia - Kent - - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/GSUtan9ggU
Published literature on national ED revisit rates among older adults with dementia is sparse, despite anecdotal evidence of higher ED utilization. We evaluated the odds ratio (OR) of 30‐day ED revisits among older adults with dementia. #FOAMed
More: https://t.co/6sFjvIrPjH
Dementia diagnoses are a significant predictor of all‐cause ED revisits within 30 days following the initial visit, highlighting the role that EDs can play in connecting patients and caregivers to appropriate medical and social resources. #geriatrics
https://t.co/h1ycVgNuMf
Hot off the Press by @TylerKentWHI@WestHealth - >300000 visit claims data indicate dementia diagnosis an independent predictor of 30-day ED revisits = profound implications for healthcare systems as incidence of dementia climbs. How can #GeriED respond? @AmerGeriatrics @ACEPNow
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