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Authors' Response to Association between Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors and Osteoporotic Fractures in Older Persons With Alzheimer's Disease

JAMDA
May 1, 2020
We thank Naharci and Tasci1 for their thoughtful comments regarding our recent article published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Assoication.2 They provided us with an opportunity to further increase the clinical value of our...

Pain Is Associated With Poor Balance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

JAMDA
May 1, 2020
Pain is a risk factor for falls in older adults, but the mechanisms are not well understood, limiting our ability to implement effective preventive strategies. The aim of this study was to systematically review and synthesize the literature that has...

CMS Announces More Regulatory Waivers; Increases In Audio-Only Payments

Policy Snapshot
May 1, 2020
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a second round of emergency declaration waivers including: Further Expansion of Telehealth in Medicare: CMS previously announced that Medicare would pay for certain services...

Society Supports the ACCESS ACT

Policy Snapshot
COVID-19, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners, Telemedicine
May 1, 2020
Last week, the Society—through its membership in the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO)—sent letters of support for the Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act, H.R. 6487 and S. 3517...

CMS Adds New COVID-19 Clinical Trials Improvement Activity to the Quality Payment Program

Policy Snapshot
COVID-19, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practitioners
May 1, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a letter thanking clinicians for their ongoing efforts to treat patients and combat COVID-19 and shared additional details on the new Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)...

Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System Updates, Nursing Home Staff Counts, and Frequently Asked Questions Now Available From CMS

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
May 1, 2020
In a recent memo to state survey agencies, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the inspection domain of the Nursing Home Compare website will be held constant temporarily due to the prioritization and suspension of...

CMS Announces Independent Commission to Address Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes

Policy Snapshot
COVID-19, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
May 1, 2020
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new independent commission that will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the nursing home response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The commission will provide independent...

Sharing Resources: The ABCs of Combating Isolation

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
Pioneer Network began 23 years ago when a group of committed, innovative, and creative disruptors got together and began to spread the word that the world of aging, and care and support needed to be focused on people, not on institutions. They...

Conference Spotlight: Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
For those trying to keep track of developments and news regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, there are constant updates as the situation is evolving rapidly. The leaders of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine on the frontlines...

PALTC Practitioners Hit the Field on Population Health

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2020
New models of care are challenging the way practitioners work, but they also present welcoming opportunities for physicians and others to use their clinical knowledge, experience, and skills. In many ways, this is the game post-acute and long-term...