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Frailty as a Predictor of Future Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JAMDA
August 5, 2015
Although multiple longitudinal studies have investigated frailty as a predictor of future falls, the results were mixed. Thus far, no systematic review or meta-analysis on this topic has been conducted.

The Effect of Depressive Symptoms and Antidepressant Use on Subsequent Physical Decline and Number of Hospitalizations in Nursing Home Residents: A 9-Year Longitudinal Study

JAMDA
July 31, 2015
To investigate whether depressive symptoms and antidepressant use at baseline predict the subsequent decline in physical functioning and number of hospitalizations in nursing home residents.

CMS Proposes Payment for Advance Care Planning and Changes to ACO Attribution

Policy Snapshot
Advance Care Planning, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Electronic Health Records (EHR), Health Information Technology (HIT), Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Attending Physician
July 10, 2015
Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its annual physician fee schedule proposed rule . The rule proposes updates to payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for services furnished under the...

Directions & Connections

JAMDA
June 1, 2015

General Information

JAMDA
June 1, 2015

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JAMDA
June 1, 2015

Editorial Board

JAMDA
June 1, 2015

The “Leap Forward” in Nursing Home Development in Urban China: Future Policy Directions

JAMDA
May 29, 2015
In the past decade, the number of nursing beds in China has increased annually by an average of 10%, reaching 4.3 million in 2013. Although the State Council pushed for further increases to a ratio of 30 nursing home beds per 1000 persons by 2015,...

Geriatric Screening Tools to Select Older Adults Susceptible for Direct Transfer From the Emergency Department to Subacute Intermediate-Care Hospitalization

JAMDA
May 29, 2015
Early transfer to intermediate-care hospitals, low-tech but with geriatric expertise, represents an alternative to conventional acute hospitalization for selected older adults visiting emergency departments (EDs). We evaluated if simple screening...

From Evidence to Action: Promoting a Multidimensional Approach to Mild Cognitive Impairment

JAMDA
May 28, 2015
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is commonly indicated as an intermediate state between normal cognitive functioning and dementia, and represents the object of growing scientific and clinical interest.1 This entity was originally proposed for...