New Report Published: "Advancing Age-Friendly Care: An Assessment of the CMS IQR Age-Friendly Hospital Measure"

We are pleased to share our new report, Advancing Age-Friendly Care: An Assessment of the CMS IQR Age-Friendly Hospital Measure, developed in partnership with The John A. Hartford Foundation.

This report reflects the work of a national expert panel convened to assess the new CMS Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Age-Friendly Hospital Measure, the first structural measure in a federal payment program specifically focused on the care of older adults. The panelists offered perspectives on how the measure can meaningfully elevate age-friendly care to a hospital-wide priority.

The report outlines specific, actionable strategies and study designs for how to assess the measure for validity, reliability, and impact on outcomes for older adults.

Read the report

Authors:
Julia Adler-Milstein, PHD – UCSF
Andrew Ryan, PhD – Brown University
Grace Israelit, MPH – UCSF
Kiana Smith, BS – UCSF

Expert Panelists:
Julia Adler-Milstein, PHD – UCSF
Andrew Ryan, PhD – Brown University
Cheryl Damberg, PhD, MPH – RAND
Mark Friedberg, MD, MPP – Blue Shield MA & Brigham and Women’s Hospital
David Grabowski, PhD – Harvard Medical School
Karen Joynt Maddox – Washington University – St. Louis
Vince Mor, PhD – Brown University
Rachel Werner, MD, PhD – University of Pennsylvania