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New AMDA Vice President Brings Experience, Passion, Spirit of Innovation to the Role

Spotlight
April 16, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join It’s almost as if Suzanne Gillespie, MD, RD, CMD, has been training her whole career to be AMDA vice president, the position she was elected to during the Society’s virtual Annual Conference early this month. “I’m...

ADVOCACY IN ACTION: Urge Congress to Make PALTC a Priority in the Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package

Policy Snapshot
April 16, 2020
Congress is working on another stimulus package to help during the pandemic. We have heard from many of our members about the shortages of personal protective equipment, lack of rapid response testing, and no coordinated plans to deal with surges in...

New Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers Include Waivers for Physician Visits and Delegation of Tasks in SNFs

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, Practice Management, Practitioners
April 16, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued new waivers for providers in response to COVID-19 . Below are some key waivers for the Skilled Nursing Facilities/Nursing Facilities (SNFs/NFs) setting: Physician Visits in SNFs/...

The Society and LCAO Encourage Congress to Continue Focus on Older Americans in Next Stimulus Package

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Practitioners
April 16, 2020
Recently the Society, along with the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO), urged Congress not to lose focus on older Americans during their new stimulus package work. The groups’ recommendations to Congress included the “urgent need for...

Society and Others Urge CMS to Ensure Voluntary MVP Participation

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Practitioners
April 16, 2020
Last week the Society, along with the American Medical Association and other national organizations, sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) strongly recommending that CMS ensure that Merit-based Incentive Payment...

SNF Proposed Payment and Policy Changes for FY 2021

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment
April 16, 2020
On April 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule [CMS-1737-P] for FY 2021 that updates the Medicare payment rates and the quality programs for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). This proposed rule is part of...

Depression in People With Dementia and Caregiver Outcomes: Results From the European Right Time Place Care Study

JAMDA
April 16, 2020
To investigate the cross-sectional associations between depression in people with dementia and both caregiver burden and quality of life in 8 European countries, and to test these associations compared with the presence of other neuropsychiatric...

Omega-3, Omega-6, and Polyunsaturated Fat for Cognition: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials

JAMDA
April 15, 2020
Neurocognitive function may be influenced by polyunsaturated fat intake. Many older adults consume omega-3 supplements hoping to prevent cognitive decline. We assessed effects of increasing omega-3, omega-6, or total polyunsaturated fats on new...

Impact of Dementia on Health Service Use in the Last 2 Years of Life for Women with Other Chronic Conditions

JAMDA
April 14, 2020
To assess the impact of dementia on the use of health and community services in the last 2 years of life by women who also had other major chronic conditions.

Benzodiazepine Dispensing to Persons With Dementia in France, 2011-2016: A Nationwide Study

JAMDA
April 13, 2020
To study temporal trends of benzodiazepine exposure among incident Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD) cohorts between 2011 and 2016.