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Welcome to the Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy

Welcome to the Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy. Hartford Foundation Mission Increase the nation’s capacity to provide effective and affordable care to its rapidly increasing older population. Changing Demographics. %. %. %. Chronic Disease is the Norm.

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Welcome to the Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy

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  1. Welcome to the Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy

  2. Hartford Foundation Mission Increase the nation’s capacity to provide effective and affordable care to its rapidly increasing older population

  3. Changing Demographics % % %

  4. Chronic Disease is the Norm • 87% of Medicare beneficiaries have one or more Chronic Diseases • 66% have multiple Chronic Diseases • 20% have 5+ Chronic Diseases

  5. Prescription Drugs, Chronic Care & Older Adults 0 chronic conditions 10 prescriptions* *average

  6. Prescription Drugs, Chronic Care & Older Adults 5+ chronic conditions 57 prescriptions

  7. Chronic Illness = Skyrocketing Healthcare Spending • 5+ Chronic Diseases results in 1400% increase in Health Care Spending Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey

  8. Imperfect Health Care System • Disease-focused not patient-focused • Multiple “specialty” practitioners • Uncoordinated care • Treatment designed for 35-50 year old • Gap between knowledge and practice

  9. Results of Systems Failure • Medical Errors • 44,000- 98,000 deaths annually (IOM) • Medication errors • 1.3 million injured annually (FDA) • Nearly 50% of fatal medication errors in people age 60+

  10. Hartford Strategy MEDICINE NURSING SOCIAL WORK INTEGRATING & IMPROVING SERVICES

  11. Hartford Strategy INTEGRATING & IMPROVING SERVICES

  12. Integrating and Improving Services • Hartford’s commitment • 25 years commitment • 143 grants totaling over $87 million • Strong linkage with academic geriatrics • Building on previous Hartford Foundation efforts • National models of geriatric care

  13. Your Charge • Adopt evidence-based approaches that work • Do not reinvent the wheel • Seek answers and share with others • Shape the quality of health care delivery • Improve health of elders

  14. Special Thanks • Sigma Theta Tau • Advisory Board • Faculty • Mentors • Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence • Oregon Health & Science University • Northwest Health Foundation • Mayday Fund • Hill-Rom • You, our geriatric nursing leaders of the future

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