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. 2023 Oct 12;40(10):344–348b. doi: 10.12788/fp.0420
Birmingham VA Health Care System, 2020a Atlanta VA Medical Center HBPC, 2021
Hospital GAC HBPC Total July August September
Charts reviewed, No. 20 20 20 60 25 25 25

Patients with all 4Ms documented, No. 20 18 17 55 13 15 25

Encounters, No.b 1590 86 366 2042 294 294 294

Estimated No. of patients receiving 4Ms care (%) 1590 (100) 77 (90) 311 (85) 1978 (97) 152 (52) 176 (60) 294 (100)

Abbreviations: 4Ms, what matters, medication, mentation, mobility; AFHS, Age-Friendly Health System; GAC, geriatrics assessment clinic; HBPC, Home Based Primary Care; IHI, Institute for Healthcare Improvement; VA, US Department of Veterans Affairs.

a

August 1, 2020, to October 31, 2020.

b

Total unique patient encounters or average daily census in 1 month.

Birmingham VA Health Care System encounters include: hospital, live discharge; GAC, 23 geriatric assessment consultations, 28 inpatient consultations, and 35 video and phone visits; HBPC, 236 registered nurse Quarterly Plan of Care and 130 physician face-to-face home and video; The Atlanta VA Medical Center HBPC used the average daily census (294) for its calculations.