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Impact of STAR-VA on Staff Injury and Disruptive Behavior Reports in VA Nursing Homes

JAMDA
August 30, 2021
Workplace disruptive behavior incidents can be costly for organizations, employees, and customers. Persons with dementia living in long-term care settings have a high risk of exhibiting distressed behaviors. We examined whether a resident-centered,...

Functional Status Across Post-Acute Settings is Associated With 30-Day and 90-Day Hospital Readmissions

JAMDA
August 30, 2021
To examine the association between cocalibrated functional scores across post-acute care settings and the subsequent risk of hospital readmission.

Society Urges OSHA Not to Convert ETS as Permanent Standard

Policy Snapshot
August 27, 2021
The Society recently submitted comments on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) public rule soliciting feedback on making the ETS a permanent standard. The ETS...

Impact of the PHE on Telehealth: Comparative Billing Report in August

Policy Snapshot
August 27, 2021
In late August, CMS will issue a Special Edition Comparative Billing Report (CBR) on the impact of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) on Part B claims for telehealth. Use the data-driven report to compare your billing practices during the PHE with...

COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody EUA Updates: Casirivimab & Imdevimab

Policy Snapshot
August 27, 2021
CMS posted technical updates to the Monoclonal Antibody COVID-19 Infusion and COVID-19 Vaccines and Monoclonal Antibodies webpages to reflect updates to the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for casirivimab and imdevimab, a COVID-19 monoclonal...

Age, Prognostic Nutritional Index, and Charlson Comorbidity Index Were Independent Risk Factors for Postoperative Long-Term Mortality in Chinese Geriatric Patients Who Sustain Hip Fracture

JAMDA
August 27, 2021
Hip fracture is one of the most common injuries encountered in orthopedics.1 Because of the high morbidity and mortality, hip fracture has considerable health and economic consequences for patients and families, and a burden to health care systems...

Nursing Home Residents With Urinary Tract Infections: A Comparison of Treatment in Place vs Hospitalization

JAMDA
August 27, 2021
Increased care capacity in nursing homes has been shown to reduce costly hospital transfers, however little evidence is available to guide decision making for specific transfers.1 Optimizing Patient Transfers, Impacting Medical Quality, and...

Adverse Events Following One Dose of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Among US Nursing Home Residents With and Without a Previous SARS-CoV-2 Infection

JAMDA
August 27, 2021
To compare rates of adverse events following Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination among nursing home residents with and without previous severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

Podcasts Offer the Latest Unique Insights from JAMDA and Caring Editors

Spotlight
August 26, 2021
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join JAMDA and Caring for the Ages are popular publications that are widely read by AMDA members and others. However, hearing the editors of these publications share exclusive insights into some of the articles and the...

Implementation of Goals of Care Communication Innovation Among Nursing Homes: A Multiple Case Study Design

JAMDA
August 26, 2021
Nursing homes (NHs) provide care to residents with serious illness and related complex health care needs. As such, discussions about end-of-life care between NH staff and residents and families are necessary to ensure residents receive care...