This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposed changes, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), to modernize and clarify the regulations that interpret...
On October 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a major change of the information available to nursing home residents, families, and caregivers on the Nursing Home Compare website. Beginning October 23, CMS will...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, October 16, from 2 to 3:30 PM ET to provide information about the Eligible Measures Applicability (EMA) process, which checks for additional clinically related...
Important Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) dates and deadlines: December 31 – 2019 Promoting Interoperability Hardship Exception and Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Applications deadline December 31 – 2020 virtual group election...
Polypharmacy among nursing home (NH) residents is prevalent, potentially hazardous, and can be reduced if prescribing guidelines and processes such as in-depth medication reviews are properly implemented.1–4 Given the known hazards of NH...
Currently, the subcutaneous administration of antibiotics is considered to be an alternative route to intravenous administration because of its safety and effectiveness in treating bacterial infection,1 leading to its widespread use, especially for...
Benzodiazepines and related drugs (BDZRs) have been associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in later life. Despite this, it remains unclear whether ongoing BDZR use may further accelerate cognitive decline in those diagnosed...
Epidemiologic studies have reported inconsistent findings about the association between sleep duration and the risk of dementia. We aimed to clarify this association by method of meta-analysis.
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Earlier this year the Foundation for PALTC Medicine asked Society members to participate in a large-scale quality improvement study to evaluate the impact of the annual influenza vaccine choice on LTC facility...
In Switzerland, general practitioners mostly provide medical care in the nursing home (NH). They generally work in their own practice, which is not located in the NH. In case of an emergency, the NH resident is often transferred to the emergency...
