Article: Chairman’s File - Creating Age-Friendly Health Systems

AHA Board Chair web

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has published an article by Board Chair Brian A. Gragnolati, "Chairman’s File: Creating Age-Friendly Health Systems."

The article discusses AHA's partnership in the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative, "Age-Friendly Health Systems is an initiative of The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, in partnership with the AHA and the Catholic Health Association of the United States. The goal is to rapidly spread the“4Ms” Framework — What Matters, Medication, Mentation and Mobility — to 20% of U.S. hospitals and medical practices by 2020."

"To help caregivers prepare for the future, we are tapping into the best expertise, our members. We have created the Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community, a seven-month virtual community of hospital-based and ambulatory teams that will test and adopt the 4Ms Framework, widely recognized as essential elements of high-quality care for older adults."

To read the article, click here.
To learn more about AHA's Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community, click here.
To learn more about the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative, click here.