Background: Half of the 4.7 M veterans who reside in rural communities and rely on U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: Participatory implementation methods are needed in geriatric health care to improve care and services for a growing population of older adults. We describe an efficient participatory approach to improve uptake of Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) Connect, a national geriatrics outpatient consultation service using telehealth technology to connect geriatric specialists to rural, older veterans though community-based clinics.
Research Design And Methods: We designed a three-phase participatory method to identify high-priority implementation strategies to support the uptake of GRECC Connect.