Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Reducing hospital costs for the geriatric patient admitted from the emergency department: a randomized trial.
To test the impact of a geriatric evaluation and management model on the costs of acute hospital management of emergently admitted older adults. ⋯ When controlled for important predictors of expected resource use, care provided by a geriatric management team resulted in a significant reduction in the cost of hospitalization. A reduction in the cost of laboratory, cardiographic, and pharmacy services is consistent with the team's philosophy of defining the services needed based on goals related to functional outcomes.