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PDPM Webinar: How Clinicians Can Shine in New Payment Model

Spotlight
April 9, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join The Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) will take effect on October 1. This not only represents a major change in how skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are reimbursed; it also will significantly impact the dynamic...

Multimorbidity and Health-Related Quality of Life in Old Age: Role of Functional Dependence and Depressive Symptoms

JAMDA
April 9, 2019
To examine the associations of multimorbidity patterns with health-related quality of life (HRQL) in rural-dwelling older adults in China, and to explore to what extent their associations were mediated by functional dependence and depressive...

Cross-Country Validation of the Association Between Oral Health and General Health in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

JAMDA
April 9, 2019
Oral health is known to be associated with general health, but longitudinal relationships between oral health and general health indicators have not yet been fully explored in international research.

Effect of Clinical Care Pathways on Quality of Life and Physical Function After Fragility Fracture: A Meta-analysis

JAMDA
April 8, 2019
To evaluate the effect of clinical care pathways (CCPs) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and physical function following fragility fracture and identify the specific characteristics of CCPs that are associated with improved outcomes.

Do-Not-Resuscitate and Do-Not-Hospitalize Orders in Nursing Homes: Who Gets Them and Do They Make a Difference?

JAMDA
April 8, 2019
To describe the rate of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) and do-not-hospitalize (DNH) orders among residents newly admitted into long-term care homes. We also assessed the association between DNR and DNH orders with hospital admissions, deaths in hospital,...

The Authors wish

JAMDA
April 8, 2019
The Authors wish to make a correction to their article published in JAMDA ( https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2018.09.036 ) “Improving Nursing Home Residents' Oral Hygiene: Results of a Cluster Randomized Intervention Trial”.

April 7, 2019

Weekly Roundup
April 7, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join The growing focus on the opioid crisis in the United States has post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) practitioners reexamining how these medications are used in this setting. Fortunately, there are contacts,...

New Webinar: Tackling the Opioid Crisis with PIPs and More

Spotlight
April 4, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join The growing focus on the opioid crisis in the United States has post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) practitioners reexamining how these medications are used in this setting. Fortunately, there are contacts,...

New Part D Policies from CMS Address Opioid Epidemic

Policy Snapshot
Opioids, Practitioners
April 4, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced new Medicare Part D opioid safety policies to reduce prescription opioid misuse while preserving medically necessary access to these medications. It’s important to note that these new...

AMDA to Host PDPM Webinar on April 18

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management, Practitioners
April 4, 2019
AMDA is hosting a webinar, Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM): An Opportunity for PALTC Clinician, on Thursday, April 18, 2019, 6:00 - 7:30 PM ET. As always, this webinar is free to members. This session will discuss the details of PDPM, which will...