Background: The age-friendly hospital implements an evidence-based “4M” framework (what matters most, medication reconciliation, mentation and mobility) to minimize harm among older adults. Clinical outcomes of patients who receive bundled 4M’s care delivery remains a knowledge gap. We determined if the incremental benefit of more M’s was associated with reduced discharges to post-acute care facilities. [...]

Background: The fragmented US healthcare system leads to high rates of errors, especially for older patients. In 2017, multiple health institutions collaborated to create an age-friendly framework, named the 4Ms. To help ensure reliable care, the 4Ms framework consists of what matters, medications, mentation and mobility (1). Beginning in 2025, CMS will require hospital reporting [...]