Improving Care for Ground-Level Falls in Assisted Living

Williams and colleagues present the results of a prospective cohort study of an intervention to avoid unnecessary transport to the emergency department for residents in assisted living facilities residents who fall. The editorialists discuss the findings and conclude that the study provides an example of a much-needed health care innovation pushing our health system toward the triple aim of improving patient experience, population health, and costs of care.

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