Publications

Members only publications are marked with a lock icon:
Filter By

Mix It Up with Education, Connections, and Fun During PALTC24 in San Antonio

Spotlight
January 19, 2024
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join In recent years, the significance of videoconferencing and calls has become evident, with apps like Zoom gaining popularity and being regularly utilized. These tools have been invaluable, but, like AMDA Executive...

AMDA Urges Congress to Pass Legislation to Reverse 3.37% Medicare Payment Cuts

Policy Snapshot
January 19, 2024
Last week, AMDA joined the American Medical Association and more than 50 national and state medical associations in urging Congress to quickly pass legislation to reverse the 3.37% Medicare physician payment cuts that took effect January 1, 2024. “...

CMS Finalizes Rule to Expand Access to Health Information and Improve the Prior Authorization Process

Policy Snapshot
January 19, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization final rule (CMS-0057-F). The rule sets requirements for Medicare Advantage organizations, Medicaid and the Children’s Health...

CDC Has Improved the Nursing Homes Reporting Process for COVID-19 Data in NHSN, but Challenges Remain

Policy Snapshot
January 19, 2024
Despite Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) efforts, both CDC and nursing homes experienced difficulties during a mass enrollment of more than 12,000 facilities into the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) to begin reporting COVID...

CMS, CDC to Hold Immunization Webinar on January 31

Policy Snapshot
January 19, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold a webinar, CDC and CMS Present Stories from the Field: Immunization Strategies for Long-term Care, on Wednesday, January 31,...

Exploring Staffing Levels in Adult Day Services: Does Profit Status Matter?

JAMDA
January 19, 2024
For more than 4 decades, adult day service centers (ADSCs) have provided long-term care services and socialization to hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. An important part of the long-term care continuum, ADSCs serve older adults...

Lifetime Physical Activity and Late-Life Mild Cognitive Impairment in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

JAMDA
January 18, 2024
Regular physical activity throughout life is generally recommended to prevent dementia; however, there is little evidence regarding the association between lifetime physical activity and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which often precedes dementia...

Research Gaps Concerning Human-Animal Interactions and Animal-Assisted Services in Nursing Homes

JAMDA
January 18, 2024
Human-animal interactions (HAI) and animal-assisted services (AAS)—previously known as animal-assisted interventions (AAI)1—in nursing homes are gaining popularity.2 AAS in care settings usually include initiatives with teams of voluntary or...

Web-Based Compassion Interventions for Family Caregivers' Mental Well-Being: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JAMDA
January 16, 2024
To assess the effectiveness of web-based compassion interventions on the mental well-being of family caregivers.

Palliative End-of-Life Medication Prescribing Rates in Long-Term Care: A Retrospective Cohort Study

JAMDA
January 16, 2024
Medications are often needed to manage distressing end-of-life symptoms (eg, pain, agitation).