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Association of Benzodiazepine and Anticholinergic Drug Usage With Incident Dementia: A Prospective Cohort Study of Community-Dwelling Older Adults

JAMDA
July 9, 2019
To examine the association of benzodiazepines and anticholinergic drug usage with the risk of dementia.

July 7, 2019

Weekly Roundup
July 7, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join The urgency of addressing suicide prevention in long-term care, the topic of the June 24 AMDA On-The-Go podcast, is apparent. The stories are grim. Podcast guest Elizabeth Conti, PhD, a psychologist and assistant...

Advance Directive Preferences Among Terminally Ill Older Patients and Its Facilitators and Barriers in China: A Scoping Review

JAMDA
July 4, 2019
To explore advance directive (AD) preferences and the facilitators and barriers of promoting ADs among terminally ill older patients in China.

Nursing Home Star Ratings and New Onset of Depression in Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents

JAMDA
July 4, 2019
To examine the association between nursing home (NH) quality and new onset of depression and severity of depressive symptoms in a national cohort of long-stay NH residents in the United States.

QPP Participation Status Tool Now Includes First Snapshot of 2019 Qualifying APM Participant and MIPS APMs Data

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
July 3, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its Quality Payment Program Participation Status Tool based on the first snapshot of data from Alternative Payment Model (APM) entities. The tool includes 2019 Qualifying APM Participant...

The 2020 MIPS Self-Nomination Period is Now Open

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
July 3, 2019
As of July 1, 2019, the 2020 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Self-Nomination Period for Qualified Clinical Data Registries (QCDRs) and Qualified Registries is now open. Qualified Registries and QCDRs are Centers for Medicare &...

Severe Apathy as a Risk Factor for Falls in Older Adults With Frailty Symptoms

JAMDA
July 3, 2019
Identification of unknown risk factors for falls is important in order for adults to reduce fall risk. Recently, apathy has been recognized as a complex behavioral syndrome represented by declined motivation in cognition, behavior, and emotion.1 The...

Ultra-brief Screeners for Detecting Delirium Superimposed on Dementia

JAMDA
July 3, 2019
Delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD) is common, morbid, and costly, yet frequently undiagnosed. Our study aimed to develop a brief screening test to improve health care worker recognition of DSD.

Directions & Connections

JAMDA
July 1, 2019

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JAMDA
July 1, 2019