A Mobile Integrated Health Program for the Management of Undifferentiated Acute Complaints in Older Adults is Safe and Feasible.
Laurel O'ConnorMartin RezneckMichael HallJulie InzerilloJohn P BroachEdwin D BoudreauxPublished in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2023)
A mobile integrated health program designed to address the acute complaints of community dwelling older adults was feasible and safe, with low rates of unforeseen emergency services utilizations. MIH programs have valuable diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities and may serve to help triage the acute medical needs of patients. Further study is required to validate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of MIH programs.
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