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SPOTLIGHT: Elderly falls a $20B problem in 2006, and costs are rising

October 8, 2009 — 1:00pm ET | By Anne Zieger
New research from the Agency for Health Research and Quality has concluded that three in 10 elderly patients visiting the ED after a fall were admitted in 2006, a big piece of the $20 billion cost... Read more...