March 1, 2021
A paper reviewing a cross-sectional study of 24 ,839 Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries at two geriatric emergency departments. There was a significant association with reduced total costs of care after being seen by either a transitional care nurse and/or social worker trained to deliver geriatric emergency care. Per beneficiary, these savings were as much as $2905 after 30 days and $3202 after 60 days of the index ED visit. Read the full article here.