Age-Friendly Health Systems: Guide to Recognition for Geriatric Surgery Verification Hospitals
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has released a guide, "Age-Friendly Health Systems: Guide to Recognition for Geriatric Surgery Verification Hospitals."
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) developed and implemented a quality improvement program to systematically improve care and outcomes for older adult surgical patients. In July 2019, the Geriatric Surgery Verification officially launched with the release of the 30 program standards, outlined in Optimal Resources for Geriatric Surgery.
Geriatric Surgery Verifications (GSV) Hospitals are well aligned with 4Ms care. This guide provides an overview of each initiative and illustrates the GSV Standards that meet the requirements for recognition as an Age-Friendly Health System when provided to adults 65+. It provides easy next steps for organizations that are enrolled in the GSV Program to achieve Age-Friendly Health Systems recognition.
Read the guide.
Learn more about Age-Friendly Health Systems (AFHS) initiative.
Learn more about the Geriatric Surgery Verification (GSV) program.
Learn more about JAHF's co-funding of the AFHS initiative.
Learn more about JAHF's co-funding of the GSV Program.
