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4ms Framework For Aging Healthcare, Christine Zaki
4ms Framework For Aging Healthcare, Christine Zaki
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Background: At the beginning of the pandemic, primary care clinics in North Dakota (ND) had just a trickle of daily telehealth encounters. Over time, these encounters increased, primarily for the youngest seniors (55 – 70 years old). Due to increased COVID-19 cases among the elderly population in ND, the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) allocated a grant to the University of North Dakota (UND) to promote telehealth use in the elderly residing in rural ND and receiving home care through the desired home care agency. This project aims to promote telehealth to reduce exposure to COVID-19 among the geriatric populations …
Telehealth Assessment In The Elderly Using The 4m'S, Witeh Esoe
Telehealth Assessment In The Elderly Using The 4m'S, Witeh Esoe
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COVID-19 brought unprecedented challenges in accessing healthcare services. The lack of accessibility to healthcare drastically impacted older adults, especially those in rural America, who experienced multiple issues accessing quality care with an increase in healthcare cost leading to a significant increase in morbidity and mortality rate from COVID-19. Consequently, the usage of telehealth services skyrocketed during the pandemic. As a result, the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) emerged with the aim to promote the use of telehealth services to reduce COVID-19 exposure to older adults in rural North Dakota (ND). Thereby keeping older adults safe at home and still having …
Telehealth Assessment In The Elderly Using The 4m'S, Janet Obonyo
Telehealth Assessment In The Elderly Using The 4m'S, Janet Obonyo
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COVID-19 has accelerated an already urgent need for telehealth in the United States. While health care systems have been providing telehealth for years, the number of providers and patients who need to participate in telehealth has ballooned overnight. Though telehealth has been in use for a while, the geriatric population seems to be disadvantaged, especially those who reside in rural settings. Due to increased COVID 19 cases among the elderly population in North Dakota, the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) allocated a grant to the University of North Dakota to promote telehealth in the elderly receiving homecare services in rural …
Telehealth Assessment In The Elderly Using The 4ms, Melissa Koehl
Telehealth Assessment In The Elderly Using The 4ms, Melissa Koehl
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The current 2019 novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has presented new threats and challenges in healthcare, especially when attempting to conduct wellness exams amongst the most vulnerable. Older adults with underlying medical conditions are at great risk for exposure and infection of COVID-19. The Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) grant was given to the University of North Dakota (UND) to create a geriatric telehealth team and implement a telehealth project, promoting the use of telehealth technologies amongst older adults utilizing the 4Ms (mentation, medication, mobility, and what matters). A modified wellness assessment tool was created and administered through telehealth technology to …
Blood Pressure Management In The Elderly Patient Population, Karrie Fugate
Blood Pressure Management In The Elderly Patient Population, Karrie Fugate
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De-Prescribing, A Solution To The Issue Of Polypharmacy, Megan R. Kampa
De-Prescribing, A Solution To The Issue Of Polypharmacy, Megan R. Kampa
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No abstract provided.