An intervention significantly decreased the rate of potentially inappropriate prescribing among older adults in an ED setting, according to findings from a recent study.
This study, along with two other studies concerning care given to older adults, was the focus of a plenary paper presentation at the American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting.
“These three abstracts . . . were selected based on their quality, originality and methodology of research,” moderator G. Michael Harper, MD, AGSF, a professor of medicine and the associate director for Strategy for Tideswell at