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Telemedicine and Telehealth in Nursing Homes: An Integrative Review

JAMDA
April 2, 2021
Telemedicine and telehealth are increasingly used in nursing homes (NHs). Their use was accelerated further by the COVID-19 pandemic, but their impact on patients and outcomes has not been adequately investigated. These technologies offer promising...

Comment on: The Promise of Nursing Home Medical Direction: A Work in Progress

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccination: Administration, Adverse Reactions, and Contraindications

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2021
The world — and the United States — has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic for over a year now. The latest step in that battle, COVID-19 vaccines are currently being administered to millions of Americans who choose to be vaccinated. As of March...

Don’t Miss These Events

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2021
Website: https://apex.paltc.org/page/live-webinars

2021 Dodd and Pattee Honorees Named

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2021
The Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has announced the recipient of two prestigious awards for 2021: the William Dodd Founder’s Award for Distinguished Service and the James Pattee Award for Excellence in Education.

Spotlight on Policy: Amid COVID-19 CMS Holds Physicians Harmless From Up to 9% of MIPs Penalties

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2021
Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced it will hold physicians harmless from up to 9% Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) penalties due to the significant disruptions of the COVID-19 public health...

Journal Highlights From the April Issue of JAMDA

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2021
Patients from post-acute and long-term care settings represent a small minority of visits to hospital emergency departments (EDs) but account for a disproportionately high volume of adverse events, according to a retrospective observational study.

In This Issue

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2021
Many providers view the survey process as destructive and hostile. Is a reform in order? 4

A New Clinician of the Year Award

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2021
The Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is thrilled to report that in December 2019 the Foundation Board voted to develop a new excellence award to recognize the interdisciplinary roles within the membership of AMDA – The Society...

Survey Blues

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2021
Dear Dr. Jeff: Our building has just completed its Department of Health survey — not exactly Annual Survey since we had just experienced an extra survey on infection control mandated for every nursing home in the state by our health department. As...