%0 Journal Article
%T Geriatric Hip Fracture Care: Fixing a Fragmented System
%A Bryan Gomez
%A Ethan Cumbler
%A Heather Bennett
%A Jason W Stoneback
%A Kelly McDevitt
%A Mary E Anderson
%A Zachary Robison
%J Archive of "The Permanente Journal".
%D 2017
%R 10.7812/TPP/16-104
%X Fragmentation in geriatric hip fracture care is a growing concern because of the aging population. Patients with hip fractures at our institution historically were admitted to multiple different services and units, leading to unnecessary variation in inpatient care. Such inconsistency contributed to delays in surgery, discharge, and functional recovery; hospital-acquired complications; failure to adhere to best practices in osteoporosis management; and poor coordination with outpatient practitioners
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5424597/