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Dr. Ouslander is a full-time employee of Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and has received support through FAU for research on Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers (INTERACT) from the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, The Commonwealth Fund, the Retirement Research Foundation, PointClickCare, Medline Industries, and Think Research. Dr. Ouslander and his wife have ownership interest in INTERACT Training, Education, and Management (“I TEAM”) Strategies, LLC, which has a license agreement with FAU for use of INTERACT materials and trademark for training. Work on funded INTERACT research is subject to the terms of Conflict of Interest Management plans developed and approved by the FAU Financial Conflict of Interest Committee. Drs. Tangalos and Zarowitz served on the Advisory Group for the development of the Order Sets.
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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