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Together We Are Making a Better PALTC

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2023
As gardens and farms produce their last fruits and we move into autumn, we enter a season of giving thanks and gratitude. This year, I have seen the generosity of the members of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and so...

Cost and Utilization Outcomes in Huntsman at Home, a Novel Oncology Hospital at Home Program

JAMDA
August 1, 2023
In a real-world trial, we previously demonstrated that Huntsman at Home, a novel oncology hospital at home program, was associated with reduced health care utilization and costs. In this study, we sought to understand the impact of Huntsman at Home...

Built Environments and Frailty in Older Adults: The JAGES Longitudinal Study Using Mediation Analysis

JAMDA
August 1, 2023
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between subjective built environment and the onset of frailty in older adults living in the community. In addition, we examined whether daily walking time, depressive symptoms, and social...

A Qualitative Study of Nursing Home Staff Lived Experience With Advance Care Planning

JAMDA
July 31, 2023
Advance care planning (ACP) within nursing homes (NHs) is an integral component of resident-centered care yet remains an ongoing area for improvement. This study explored health care providers’ experiences when facilitating ACP discussions with...

Relationship Between eHealth Literacy and Healthy Aging in Older Chinese People: The Mediating Effect of Health Behaviors

JAMDA
July 29, 2023
Healthy aging is an important means of promoting the well-being of older individuals. However, no studies have examined the relationship between eHealth literacy and healthy aging or its mechanism. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the...

The Association Between Eye Disease and Incidence of Dementia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JAMDA
July 29, 2023
To better demonstrate the relationship between common eye diseases and the risk of dementia, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies to investigate the relationship between common eye diseases and dementia.

National Study to Document Changes in Physician Practice Expense

Policy Snapshot
July 28, 2023
The American Medical Association (AMA) is undertaking a new national study, supported by 173 health-care organizations, to collect representative data on physician practice expenses. The aim of the Physician Practice Information (PPI) Survey is to...

SNF Provider Preview Reports Now Available

Policy Snapshot
July 28, 2023
REMINDER: The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will be published on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog...

Tell Congress to Avert Important Health-Care Funding Cuts

Policy Snapshot
July 28, 2023
House appropriators began the process of passing a health funding bill that contains $17.4 billion in cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services that could result in shutting down AHRQ and cutting $1.6 billion from CDC’s current funding...

The Past, Present, and Future of Deprescribing

Spotlight
July 27, 2023
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join AMDA’s Drive to Deprescribe (D2D) initiative put practitioners behind the wheel on medication optimization. During a recent AMDA On-The-Go podcast, guest host Jennifer Pruskowski, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCGP, CPE, sat...