IHI Press Release: COVID-19 Pandemic Far from Over; U.S. Health Care Providers Prioritize Improvement of Older Adult Care
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has issued a press release about the growing number of care locations joining the Age-Friendly Health Systems movement to improve care for older adults, "COVID-19 Pandemic Far from Over; U.S. Health Care Providers Prioritize Improvement of Older Adult Care."
IHI has released new data detailing that from March 2020 through December 2020, 1,671 U.S. care sites joined the Age-Friendly Health Systems movement, representing an 85 percent jump in overall participation. This brings the total number of care locations involved in the movement to 1,956. This increase reflects the urgency facing health systems to prioritize age-friendly care and implement the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative's 4Ms framework, which improves care for older adults.
“There has perhaps never been a more critical time to prioritize rapid improvement in older adult care,” said Dr. Kedar Mate, President and CEO, IHI. Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, President, The John A. Hartford Foundation, a partner in Age-Friendly Health Systems, noted, “We are thrilled to work with so many health care providers across the continuum, and we look forward to furthering our collective impact in 2021.”
The Age-Friendly Health Systems movement is an initiative of The John A. Hartford Foundation and IHI in partnership with the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA).
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