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The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is a systemic, multimodal, inter‐professional approach to a complicated older person with the intent to diagnose geriatric syndromes, develop targeted treatment plans, and improve patient outcomes with a focus on function and quality of life. It typically takes two to three hours to perform and is not practical to be performed by a primary care physician during an office visit. Thus, the Rapid Geriatric Assessment (RGA) was developed to allow primary care physicians to efficiently screen for frailty, sarcopenia, malnutrition/anorexia, cognitive impairment, and advanced directives during the office visit. Based on the results, primary care physicians can develop tailored treatment plans for their patients. Early intervention, when geriatric syndromes are recognized, can decrease disability, hospitalization, and mortality.²¹