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SNF Provider Preview Reports: Review Your Data by August 30

Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
August 13, 2020
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports are available. Review your performance data on quality measures by August 30, prior to public display on the Nursing Home Compare website in October. Corrections to the underlying data are not...

Physician Compare Preview Period Open Through August 20

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Practitioners
August 13, 2020
The Physician Compare preview period is open through August 20 at 8:00 PM ET. Preview your 2018 Quality Payment Program performance information before it appears on the Physician Compare website profile pages and in the downloadable database. Access...

Aging Organizations Encourage Congress to Establish Nursing Home “Strike Teams” and Provide Funding for Testing, Hazard Pay

Policy Snapshot
Practice Management, Practitioners
August 13, 2020
The Leadership Council on Aging Organizations (LCAO)—a coalition of 69 national, non-profit organizations (including AMDA) concerned with the well-being of America’s older population—sent a letter to congressional leadership urging them to take...

Local Oral Pilocarpine Drops for Relieving Xerostomia (Dry Mouth) in the Elderly: A Pilot Study

JAMDA
August 12, 2020
Xerostomia is the feeling of dry mouth, a symptom frequently occurring in older people. Xerostomia is associated with alterations in the quality and quantity of saliva and leads to functional alterations such as halitosis, burning sensations,...

Shortages of Staff in Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What are the Driving Factors?

JAMDA
August 11, 2020
During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, US nursing homes (NHs) have been under pressure to maintain staff levels with limited access to personal protection equipment (PPE). This study examines the prevalence and factors associated...

Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Patients Account for a Disproportionately High Number of Adverse Events in the Emergency Department

JAMDA
August 11, 2020
High rates of adverse events (AEs) are reported for post-acute and long-term care settings (PA/LTC: skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation centers, long-term acute care facilities, and home health). However, emergency department (ED)-...

August 9, 2020

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August 9, 2020
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When It Comes to Transitions of Care, Are We There Yet?

Spotlight
August 6, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join AMDA and its members have long been working on improving care transitions between nursing homes and the hospital emergency room (ER). There have been dozens of articles, webinars, and program sessions on the topic...

CMS Issues Proposed Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Proposed Rules; Changes to Telehealth Services Included

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners, Telemedicine
August 6, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Proposed Rule Revisions to Payment Policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Quality Payment Program and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 202. Included in the fee schedule...

Nursing Home Compare Refresh

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
August 6, 2020
The July 2020 Nursing Home Compare refresh is available, including quality measure results based on Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program data. Visit the Nursing Home Compare website to view the data. For more information: SNF...