Older people have a higher susceptibility for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and a higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms and mortality.1 Current studies examining the relation between outcome and frailty in COVID-19 show...
A priority health outcome for patients, families, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a patient's ability to return home and remain in the community without adverse events following discharge from post-acute care services...
This study examined the association between intensive rehabilitation for subacute stroke patients and medical costs and readmission ratio during the year after discharge.
Antipsychotics are often prescribed to persons with cognitive impairment in the hospital, but it is not known whether recent hospital care increases the risk of antipsychotic initiation in community dwellers with Alzheimer's disease (AD). We studied...
To systematically review and synthesize the evidence on differential associations between antihypertensive medication (AHM) classes and the risk of incident dementia.
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Late last year the AMDA On-The-Go (AOTG) podcast series, including AOTG, AMDA On-The-Hill, JAMDA On-The-Go, and the Geriatric Journal Club—reached a major milestone: 100,000 downloads. On hearing this news, AOTG...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) formally renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration effective January 21. The 90-day extension includes many of the 1,135 waivers for telehealth and others that have been in place since...
CMS would like to remind you about important upcoming Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) dates and deadlines: January 4, 2021 – 2020 MIPS performance year data submission window opened. February 1, 2021 – 2020 MIPS Extreme and...
To further support clinicians during the COVID-19 public health emergency, CMS has extended the deadline for COVID-19 related 2020 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception applications to...
