TY - JOUR
T1 - The Evolving Role of Geriatric Emergency Department Social Work in the Era of Health Care Reform
AU - Hamilton, Christine
AU - Ronda, Liza
AU - Hwang, Ula
AU - Abraham, Gallane
AU - Baumlin, Kevin
AU - Morano, Barbara
AU - Nassisi, Denise
AU - Richardson, Lynne
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2015/10/21
Y1 - 2015/10/21
N2 - In the era of Medicaid Redesign and the Affordable Care Act, the emergency department (ED) presents major opportunities for social workers to assume a leading role in the delivery of care. Through GEDI WISE—Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations in care through Workforce, Informatics and Structural Enhancements,—a unique multidisciplinary partnership made possible by an award from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, social workers in The Mount Sinai ED have successfully contributed to improvements in health outcomes and transitions for older adults receiving emergency care. This article will describe the pivotal and highly valued role of the ED social worker in contributing to the multidisciplinary accomplishments of GEDI WISE objectives in this new model of care.
AB - In the era of Medicaid Redesign and the Affordable Care Act, the emergency department (ED) presents major opportunities for social workers to assume a leading role in the delivery of care. Through GEDI WISE—Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations in care through Workforce, Informatics and Structural Enhancements,—a unique multidisciplinary partnership made possible by an award from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, social workers in The Mount Sinai ED have successfully contributed to improvements in health outcomes and transitions for older adults receiving emergency care. This article will describe the pivotal and highly valued role of the ED social worker in contributing to the multidisciplinary accomplishments of GEDI WISE objectives in this new model of care.
KW - emergency department
KW - emergency department social worker
KW - older adults
KW - transitions of care
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84946819694&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00981389.2015.1087447
DO - 10.1080/00981389.2015.1087447
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84946819694
SN - 0098-1389
VL - 54
SP - 849
EP - 868
JO - Social Work in Health Care
JF - Social Work in Health Care
IS - 9
ER -