New program keeps elderly out of emergency

(Emergency Medicine Foundation (Australia)) A medical program developed by emergency and palliative care clinicians at a large Australian hospital is seeing elderly aged care residents successfully treated at home. The program is reducing demand on the emergency department and is cost effective, delivering about AU$8 million a year in economic benefits after costs or a return of $17 for every $1 invested.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news