Web Exclusive. Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Four "GEMS"-Geriatric Evaluation and Management Strategies When Admitting an Acutely Ill Older Adult to the Hospital.

Min, Lillian; Mody, Lona · Ann Intern Med · 2019

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Abstract

To help hospitalists routinely and efficiently assess functional and cognitive decline brought on by acute illness in older patients, we suggest hospitalists use 4 GEMS (Geriatric Evaluation and Management Strategies) when admitting older patients to the hospital.