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040			_aAFVC
100			_aRosen, Tony _97591
245			_aImproving quality of care in hospitals for victims of elder mistreatment : _bdevelopment of the Vulnerable Elder Protection Team _cTony Rosen
260			_bElsevier, _c2018
500			_aThe Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 2018, 44; 164-171
520			_aProblem Definition Hospitals have an opportunity to improve the quality of care provided to a particularly vulnerable population: victims of elder mistreatment. Despite this, no programs to prevent or stop elder abuse in the acute care hospital have been reported. An innovative, multidisciplinary emergency department (ED)–based intervention for elder abuse victims, the Vulnerable Elder Protection Team (VEPT), was developed at NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center (New York City). Approach The VEPT is a consultation service available 24 hours a day/7 days a week to improve identification, comprehensive assessment, and treatment for potential victims of elder abuse or neglect. All ED providers have been trained on how to recognize signs of elder mistreatment. Any provider can activate the VEPT via a single page/telephone call, which triggers the VEPT's often time-consuming, complex assessment of the potential mistreatment victim. First, the ED social worker on duty performs the initial bedside assessment and separately interviews the potential perpetrator and/or caregiver. He or she then contacts the on-call VEPT medical provider to discuss next steps and other team members' potential involvement. For patients admitted to the hospital, the VEPT connects with the inpatient social workers and medical team to ensure appropriate follow-up and care planning. Next Steps/Planned Evaluation The VEPT program was launched in April 2017 after comprehensive training. Its impact will be measured by tracking the short-term and long-term mistreatment-related outcomes, as well as medical, mental health, functional, psychosocial, and legal outcomes of the vulnerable ED patients for whom the team provides care. (Authors' abstract). Record 5869
650			_aELDER ABUSE _9220
650		5	_9290 _aHEALTH SERVICES
650			_aINTERVENTION _9326
651		4	_aUNITED STATES _92646
773	0		_tThe Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 2018, 44; 164-171
830			_aThe Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety _97592
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.08.010 _yRead abstract
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE