Fierce Healthcare April 18, 2024
Thirty health systems from across the country have signed onto an 18-month initiative to explore how best to provide quality care for older adults.
Orchestrated by the nonprofit Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and the John A. Hartford Foundation philanthropy, the Age-Friendly System-Wide Spread Collaborative will see participating organizations sharing data and other learnings to scale equitable care delivery for the growing demographic.
Such care, per IHI, follows a framework focused on delivering “the 4Ms: What Matters, Medication, Mentation and Mobility.” These areas respectively focus on older adults’ specific health outcome goals and care preferences, the use of medications that don’t interfere with older adults’ lifestyles, taking conditions impacting mental acuity into account, and facilitating safe daily movement to maintain...
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