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March 28, 2021

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March 28, 2021
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Slowness Predicts Mortality: A Comparative Analysis of Walking Speed and Moberg Picking-Up Tests

JAMDA
March 27, 2021
Slow walking speed (WS) is predictive of mortality but may be difficult to measure, which compromises the assessment of frailty, based on Fried et al's phenotype. The timed Moberg picking-up test (MPUT), developed to evaluate hand's function, was...

The Association of Nursing Home Characteristics and Quality with Adverse Events After a Hospitalization

JAMDA
March 27, 2021
We previously found high rates of adverse events (AEs) for long-stay nursing home residents who return to the facility after a hospitalization. Further evidence about the association of AEs with aspects of the facilities and their quality may...

Response to Hori et al, “Association of Speech Therapy Time and Cognitive Recovery in Stroke Patients: A Comparison of Studies”

JAMDA
March 27, 2021
We thank our colleagues for their interest in our work. Our respective studies point to different results on the association between therapy time and cognitive outcomes in post-acute care patients with stroke. Specifically, Hori and colleagues...

Validity and Utility of the Questionnaire-based FRAIL Scale in Older Patients with Heart Failure: Findings from the FRAGILE-HF

JAMDA
March 27, 2021
We investigated whether the FRAIL scale questionnaire is consistent with the Fried criteria, predicts all-cause mortality, and reflects physical dysfunction in patients with heart failure (HF).

New AMDA President: Commitment, Clear Goals, Cautious Optimism…and Canines

Spotlight
March 26, 2021
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, is honored to be 2021-2022 AMDA president. While he looks forward to leading the organization in a post-pandemic world, he is aware that new challenges await as the pandemic winds down. He...

Society Continue Advocacy Efforts

Policy Snapshot
March 26, 2021
Society members helped us score another legislative victory. Last week, the Senate voted 90-2 to pass an agreement reached by Leaders Schumer and McConnell to extend the 2 percent Medicare sequester moratorium that expires on April 1. The bipartisan...

Common Working File (CWF) Edits for Medicare Telehealth Services and Manual Update

Policy Snapshot
March 26, 2021
CMS issued a new MLN Matters Article MM12068 on Common Working File (CWF) Edits for Medicare Telehealth Services and Manual Update (PDF) . Learn about claims frequency for subsequent nursing facility care services. Prior to 2021, for subsequent...

Medicare Shared Savings Program: Application Deadlines for January 1, 2022, Start Date

Policy Snapshot
March 26, 2021
CMS posted the Medicare Shared Savings Program Notice of Intent to Apply (NOIA) and application submission dates for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) on the Shared Savings Program Application Types & Timeline webpage. Beginning June 1, CMS...

Bill Aims to Allow Audio-Only Telehealth for MA plans, PACE programs

Policy Snapshot
March 26, 2021
A bipartisan group of representatives introduced a bill last week that would allow Medicare Advantage plans to count diagnoses from audio-only telehealth services toward risk adjustment for at least plan years 2020 and 2021 and allow clinicians to...