West Health Institute

West Health Institute Leadership and team

Applied Medical Research

The West Health Institute is focused on finding evidence-based solutions that lower costs and improve care for older adults. Our medical research spans geriatric emergency care, telehealth, aging services, healthcare costs, and behavioral health and drives everything we do from developing or validating new models of care to creating tools and resources for health professionals, policymakers, and other stakeholders.

500+

Healthcare system partners advancing better care for older adults

400+

Journal articles, white papers, guides, and other publications supported

2020

Partners with state of CA to launch Data Dashboard for over 200 MPA programs

58 Million

Americans are 65 or older

Addressing a Critical Need

High Costs, Broken Promises: Fueling the best ideas and innovations to change the trajectory of the cost of healthcare in America through evidence-based medical research

Institute News

01/09

Northwestern Medicine, West Health, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute collaboration to provide easier access to mental health care

Mass General Brigham Announces $16.4 Million Initiative at Brigham and Women’s Hospital to Transform Healthcare and Improve Outcomes for Older Adults

West Health, Hospital Association of Southern California Collaboration Increases Number of Geriatric Emergency Departments

West Health and UC San Diego Health Partnership Helps California Lead Nation with Most Accredited Geriatric Emergency Departments

VA emergency departments ready for growing population of older Veterans

More Americans can now get insulin for $35

More Than 30 Health-Driven Organizations Pledge Their Commitment to Age-Inclusive Telehealth

Opinion: Elderly San Diegans require all-inclusive care. PACE programs show how it can be done.

Accredited Geriatric Emergency Departments Continue to Grow Within VA Hospitals

Institute Resources

01/09

Sharp Healthcare Generational Health Toolkit 11222024

Generational Health Patient-Centered Care for Older Adults

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Multisector Plan For Aging: Paving the Way for Healthy Aging

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Same Service, Same Price: Promoting Policies that Curb Unfair Billing Practices and Increase Price Transparency for Health Care Services

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Price Markups for Clinical Labs: Employer‑based Insurance Pays Hospital Outpatient Departments 3X Than Physician Offices and Independent Labs for Identical Tests

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Implementing Age-Inclusive Telehealth in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings

West Health Supports Age-Friendly Hospital Measure Adopted by CMS

Public Statements

West Health Gallup Mini Survey 2024

Tracking Healthcare Affordability and Value

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Leading the Way in Geriatric Emergency Care: The VA’s Patient-Centered Innovation

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The Gold Standard in Geriatric Emergency Department Care

Collaborators & Grantees

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