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Impact of Tailored Multicomponent Exercise for Preventing Weakness and Falls on Nursing Home Residents’ Functional Capacity

JAMDA
June 28, 2021
We aimed to determine whether the benefits of long (24 weeks) and short (4 weeks) training programs persisted after short (6 weeks) and long (14 weeks) periods of inactivity in older adult nursing home residents with sarcopenia.

June 27, 2021

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June 27, 2021
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Factors Associated With COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Deaths in French Nursing Homes

JAMDA
June 26, 2021
To describe the clinical characteristics and management of residents in French nursing homes with suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to determine the risk factors for COVID-19–related hospitalization and death in this...

The Society Urges HHS to Release Nursing Home Strike Force Funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Policy Snapshot
June 25, 2021
This week, AMDA and several other organizations sent a letter urging Secretary Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to release nursing home strike team funding authorized in the American Rescue Plan Act of...

OIG Report: Mortality Rates in Nursing Homes Increased by 32% During 2020

Policy Snapshot
June 25, 2021
The Office of Inspector General released a report about the impact COVID-19 had on Medicare beneficiaries. Last year, 3.1 million beneficiaries were living in nursing homes and SNFs. Of this amount, 1.3 million had or likely had COVID-19 in 2020. It...

New York Governor Signs Minimum Nursing Home Staffing Level Law

Policy Snapshot
June 25, 2021
This week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill ( S6346 ) that establishes staffing standards for nursing homes requiring them to have minimum staffing levels and imposes civil penalties for those that fail to adhere. The new law,...

2019 Quality Payment Program: Performance Information on Care Compare

Policy Snapshot
June 25, 2021
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) added 2019 Quality Payment Program performance information to the Doctors and Clinicians section of Medicare Care Compare and the Provider Data Catalog . Visit the Care Compare: Doctors and...

Orthoses Referring Providers: Comparative Billing Report in June

Policy Snapshot
June 25, 2021
In late June, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will issue a second letter in the Special Edition Comparative Billing Report (CBR) series on Part B claims for orthoses referring providers. Use the data-driven tables to compare your...

REMINDER: 2021 Call for MIPS Promoting Interoperability Measures and Improvement Activities Open

Policy Snapshot
June 25, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) encourages you to submit Promoting Interoperability measures and Improvement Activities for consideration for future years of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). The MIPS Annual...

Interoperability and Patient Access FAQs

Policy Snapshot
June 25, 2021
CMS has posted additional Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule (CMS-9115-F). These FAQs are based on stakeholder feedback and provide current information about the policies included in the final...