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Telemedicine: Not New but Never More Useful

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2020
During the session “Expert Consensus on the Use of Telemedicine in the Roles, Tasks, and Functions of the PALTC Medical Director” at the Annual Conference of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, Suzanne Gillespie, MD, RD,...

Grassroots Group Unites for Effective COVID-19 Response

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2020
They came on the screen — one, then two, then three, then more. At first, they exchanged pleasantries and talked about work and upcoming events. Then Timothy Holahan, DO, CMD, introduced Ghinwa Dumyati, MD, who provided an update on Monroe County,...

“Good” Death During the Pandemic

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2020
“Surrounded by family” is a phrase often used to depict the concept of a “good” death. To die among loved ones is something we desire for ourselves and practitioners want for their patients. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything. “It’s hard...

From Inactive to Active Too Fast: Go Slow to Avoid a Fall

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2020
Arif Hussain, DO, talks about the risk of falling after a period of isolation and how to stay safe and strong post-COVID.

On Being a Hero: An Honor and a Burden?

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2020
Health care staff are being applauded as heroes. Signs with “Heroes Work Here” have appeared across the country in front of nursing homes and hospitals. In urban areas, people share their gratitude for health care heroes by banging on pots and pans...

Racial Disparities Exposed by COVID-19

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2020
The COVID 19 pandemic has laid bare the evidence of long-standing racial inequities in health care in the United States. National statistics available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, “COVID 19 in Racial and Ethnic Minority...

New Board Member Became Powerful Voice on COVID-19

Spotlight
July 30, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join The name Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD, has become very familiar during the COVID-19 pandemic. As chair of the Society’s Infection Advisory Committee (IAC), she has spoken about the virus during webinars and AMDA On-The...

Senate Leadership Introduces New COVID Relief Package; Includes Nursing Home Support

Policy Snapshot
COVID-19, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners, Telemedicine
July 30, 2020
Last week, Senate Finance Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced a new COVID-19 relief package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) . The bill includes proposals to have the Department of Health and Human...

CMS Updates Data on COVID-19 Impacts on Medicare Beneficiaries

COVID-19, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners, Resident
July 30, 2020
On July 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its first monthly update of data that provides a snapshot of the impact of COVID-19 on the Medicare population. For the first time, the snapshot includes data for American...

COVID-19: Laboratory Claims Requiring the NPI of the Ordering/Referring Professional — Update

Policy Snapshot
COVID-19, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Practitioners
July 30, 2020
During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) relaxed requirements for a limited number of laboratory tests required for a COVID-19 diagnosis. These tests do not require a practitioner...