Joint Commission's The Source: Spotlight on Success - MinuteClinic's Age-Friendly Health Systems Initiative
The Joint Commission's digital newsletter, The Source, has published a Spotlight on Success article on MinuteClinic's efforts to to become an Age-Friendly Health System through its partnership with the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Institute at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University.
MinuteClinic is a network of convenient care clinics located within select CVS Pharmacies. The article explains the Age-Friendly Health Systems movement (AFHS), the AFHS 4Ms framework, and how the MinuteClinic AFHS Implementation Team incorporated the 4Ms framework into the workflow of the retail health model. Specific approaches are detailed along with ways the team overcame obstacles.
The program's framework for measuring success are outlined, and the article notes that MinuteClinic has created a sustainable process within which to educate providers in the 4Ms framework and to continue providing age-friendly care. In addition, AFHS resources are listed for implementing age-friendly care for health care organizations.
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Go to the Joint Commission Resources.
Learn more about the AFHS initiative and AFHS resources.
Learn more about the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing project.
Learn more about JAHF's support of Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.
Learn more about JAHF's support of the AFHS Initiative.
