On 2015 Oct 24, Geriatric Medicine Journal Club commented:

There is already strong evidence for comprehensive geriatric assessment in the inpatient setting. This orthogeriatrics trial also incorporates a cost-effectiveness evaluation. This article was critically appraised at the October 2015 Geriatric Medicine Journal Club (follow #GeriMedJC on Twitter). The full discussion can be found at: http://gerimedjc.blogspot.com/2015/10/october-2015-gerimedjc.html?spref=tw Despite more resourcing, when patients are cared for on a comprehensive geriatric care ward, outcomes of mobility of function are better. An important point raised during the journal club discussion is that by creating specialized wards, we may be distracting from a larger effort to make an entire hospital senior-friendly.

On 2015 Oct 24, Geriatric Medicine Journal Club commented:

There is already strong evidence for comprehensive geriatric assessment in the inpatient setting. This orthogeriatrics trial also incorporates a cost-effectiveness evaluation. This article was critically appraised at the October 2015 Geriatric Medicine Journal Club (follow #GeriMedJC on Twitter). The full discussion can be found at: http://gerimedjc.blogspot.com/2015/10/october-2015-gerimedjc.html?spref=tw Despite more resourcing, when patients are cared for on a comprehensive geriatric care ward, outcomes of mobility of function are better. An important point raised during the journal club discussion is that by creating specialized wards, we may be distracting from a larger effort to make an entire hospital senior-friendly.