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GRACE Care Management to be Deployed at Indianapolis VA
When Dr. Steve Counsell was named Geriatrics Section Chief at the Indianapolis VAMC in July of 2009, his responsibilities included developing a strategic plan for innovative geriatrics clinical services, education, and research. Grant funding of $1.3 million over the next two years for “Dissemination of GRACE Care Management to At Risk Older Veterans” is the first step in rolling out this strategic plan. Dr. Counsell and the Indianapolis VA competed successfully for this grant funded out of the Veterans Health Administration Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care, Washington, DC under a call for proposals “To Develop/Disseminate Innovative Patient Centered Alternatives to Institutional Extended Care.”
As a new service within the Geriatrics and Extended Care Service Line, an implementation team will be assembled representing the core disciplines needed for success of GRACE—geriatrics, primary care, nursing, social work, pharmacy, and mental health. Dr. Usha Subramanian, a VA geriatrician trained in the IU Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program, will lead the GRACE Implementation Team and serve as Medical Director for the VA GRACE Program. Dr. Dawn Bravata, Clinical Coordinator of the VA HSR&D Stroke QUERI, will help with GRACE evaluation.
Dr. Counsell adds, “Our team looks forward to implementing GRACE at the VA to inform and strengthen long-term care delivery and promote the development of clinical programs that provide coordinated, comprehensive, and patient-centered care to our Veterans. I am especially excited about the potential for national dissemination of the GRACE model throughout the VA healthcare system.”
March 2, 2010
