Learn More about Age Friendly Hospital Measure before Mandatory Reporting Begins

In August, the ACS secured a major advocacy victory by working with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to finalize the Age Friendly Hospital Measure—a mandatory quality measure included with the fiscal year 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems final rule that helps optimize the care of older patients using a holistic approach.

The measure, which will go into effect on January 1, is modeled after ACS Quality Programs, including the ACS Geriatric Surgery Verification Program (GSV), which have demonstrably improved patient care, while also saving time and resources, leading to better patient goal attainment and an improved overall bottom line for care systems.

An October Bulletin feature article details how this “programmatic composite” measure works; what it means for patients, surgeons, and hospitals; and how you can lead your hospital is achieving compliance with the measure by participating in the GSV. A case study on how the GSV can prevent delirium also is included to showcase the value proposition of the program.

Read the article.