What Is an Age-Friendly Health System?
Age-Friendly Health Systems is an initiative of and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), in partnership with the and the , designed to meet this challenge head on.
Age-Friendly Health Systems aim to:
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Follow an essential set of evidence-based practices;
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Cause no harm; and
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Align with What Matters to the older adult and their family caregivers.
What Does It Mean to Be an Age-Friendly Health System?
Becoming an Age-Friendly Health System entails reliably providing a set of four evidence-based elements of high-quality care, known as the 鈥�4Ms,鈥� to all older adults in your system: What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility. Learn more about !
Learn about how the Wyoming Center on Aging it partnering with primary care clinics and nursing homes throughout the state to better integrate Age-Friendly geriatrics care
GWEP-CC CASE STUDY: THE JOURNEY TO AGE-FRIENDLY PRIMARY CARE
The latest news from Age-Friendly Health Systems in Wyoming! *Links to press releases & news articles
: Use of the Project ECHO庐 (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model in geriatrics has increased dramatically largely because of the Health Resources and Services Administration-funded Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Programs (GWEP) utilizing it as a key tool for age-friendly, interprofessional workforce development. This manuscript describes the scope and impact of geriatrics ECHOs under the GWEP.
Creation and Implementation of a Medicare Annual Wellness Visit Services. Presented by: Erin Bertsch, Pharm DPGY-1 Pharmacy Resident. Educational Health Center of Wyoming - Wyoming Family PracticeCasper, WY. Monday, May 19th, 2025
