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From COVID-Savvy Colleagues to the Best of Virtual and More: Recommit to Your Professional Home

Spotlight
December 23, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Their Society colleagues have always been family to AMDA members; and like everyone else, they’ve spent most of their time with this family virtually during 2020. Yet while they miss in-person interactions, they’ve...

Dementia and Poor Continuity of Primary Care Delay Hospital Discharge in Older Adults: A Population-Based Study From 2001 to 2016

JAMDA
December 22, 2020
Delayed discharge, remaining in acute care longer than medically necessary, reflects less than optimal use of hospital care resources and can have negative implications for patients. We studied (1) the change over time in delayed discharge in people...

December 20, 2020

Weekly Roundup
December 20, 2020
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Temporal Associations between Community Incidence of COVID-19 and Nursing Home Outbreaks in Ontario, Canada

JAMDA
December 19, 2020
Nursing homes have borne the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, with residents of these homes incurring extreme morbidity and mortality.1 The risk of nursing home COVID-19 outbreaks is strongly associated with the rate of infection in the communities...

COVID-19: Stress and Resilience, Crisis Standards of Care

Policy Snapshot
COVID-19, Practitioners
December 18, 2020
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) released an Express message with new resources: COVID-19 and Healthcare Professional Stress and...

CMS Summary of the CY 2021 Physician Fee Schedule

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Practitioners
December 18, 2020
CMS has issued a new MLN Matters Article MM12071 on Summary of Policies in the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule, Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment Amount and Telehealth Services List, CT...

CMS Summary of the CY 2021 Physician Fee Schedule

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Practitioners
December 18, 2020
CMS has issued a new MLN Matters Article MM12071 on Summary of Policies in the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule, Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment Amount and Telehealth Services List, CT...

Nighttime Agitation in Persons with Dementia as a Manifestation of Restless Legs Syndrome

JAMDA
December 18, 2020
Nighttime agitation or “sundowning” is challenging for clinicians and caregivers to manage in older adults in the dementia stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD-D). Our research previously revealed that nighttime agitation might be a manifestation of...

Fill Your Toolbox at the Core

Spotlight
December 17, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join More than ever, every day is fraught with challenges, dilemmas, and new demands. What if you had a toolbox you could reach into for the solutions, answers, and guidance you need anytime you need them? According to...

Poisoning Exposures in People with Dementia (2014‒2019): A Retrospective Study

JAMDA
December 17, 2020
To describe the most common types of poisoning exposures, implicated substances and underlying sources of medication error in people with dementia.