AHCA Quality Initiative Series: Part 8: Hospital Admissions in Long Stay Settings
November 13, 2017 – 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern
Hospitalizations pose significant risks for
frail older adults, including exposure to infection, delirium, functional loss
and further complications. Hospitalizations are costly, particularly when
an individual is unnecessarily hospitalized at the end of life.
Knowing
the person, understanding their goals and wishes are key to providing the best
quality of life and quality of care. Centers interested in reducing
unnecessary hospitalizations in long stay settings are invited to join this
webinar, led by speaker Dr. Cari Levy, Professor of Medicine, Division of Health Care Policy & Research, University of Colorado, to learn more.
About the Speaker:
Cari Levy,
MD, Professor
of Medicine, is a board-certified internist, geriatrician and health services
researcher. Her research focuses on end-of-life care in nursing homes. Dr. Levy
graduated from Pepperdine University with a degree in biology in 1993. She then
attended medical school at the University of Colorado Denver. Dr. Levy began
her internal medicine residency at Vanderbilt University in 1997 and served as
Chief Resident in 2001. She then returned to Colorado for a fellowship in
geriatrics. Following fellowship, she became an assistant professor in the
Division of Health Care Policy and Research. She has published research
regarding end of life care in nursing homes and physician practice patterns in
nursing homes.
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