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Preventing Fractures in Long-Term Care: Translating Recommendations to Clinical Practice

JAMDA
August 14, 2020
The Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy for long-term care (LTC) aims to support fracture risk-reduction. LTC specific recommendations for fracture prevention were developed in 2015. This article describes the use of the Knowledge-to Action framework to...

Choosing Wisely® Champions Hit Home Run with Innovative Projects

Spotlight
August 13, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join For years, the Choosing Wisely ® program has enabled practitioners to have more productive, evidence-based conversations with patients and families about often complex, controversial issues. The Choosing Wisely ®...

AMDA Opposed to Cuts to SNF Visits in Proposed CY2021 Physician Fee Schedule – Will be Catastrophic to PALTC Practices and Cause Severe Shortage in Access to Care for America’s Seniors

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Practice Management, Practitioners
August 13, 2020
One of the unpleasant surprises in the release of the CY2021 Physician Fee Scheduled Proposed Rule earlier this month was an included 8-10% cut to the SNF family of CPT codes. The cuts occurred due to a decrease in the conversion factor that is part...

SNF Provider Preview Reports: Review Your Data by August 30

Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
August 13, 2020
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports are available. Review your performance data on quality measures by August 30, prior to public display on the Nursing Home Compare website in October. Corrections to the underlying data are not...

Physician Compare Preview Period Open Through August 20

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Practitioners
August 13, 2020
The Physician Compare preview period is open through August 20 at 8:00 PM ET. Preview your 2018 Quality Payment Program performance information before it appears on the Physician Compare website profile pages and in the downloadable database. Access...

Aging Organizations Encourage Congress to Establish Nursing Home “Strike Teams” and Provide Funding for Testing, Hazard Pay

Policy Snapshot
Practice Management, Practitioners
August 13, 2020
The Leadership Council on Aging Organizations (LCAO)—a coalition of 69 national, non-profit organizations (including AMDA) concerned with the well-being of America’s older population—sent a letter to congressional leadership urging them to take...

Local Oral Pilocarpine Drops for Relieving Xerostomia (Dry Mouth) in the Elderly: A Pilot Study

JAMDA
August 12, 2020
Xerostomia is the feeling of dry mouth, a symptom frequently occurring in older people. Xerostomia is associated with alterations in the quality and quantity of saliva and leads to functional alterations such as halitosis, burning sensations,...

Shortages of Staff in Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What are the Driving Factors?

JAMDA
August 11, 2020
During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, US nursing homes (NHs) have been under pressure to maintain staff levels with limited access to personal protection equipment (PPE). This study examines the prevalence and factors associated...

Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Patients Account for a Disproportionately High Number of Adverse Events in the Emergency Department

JAMDA
August 11, 2020
High rates of adverse events (AEs) are reported for post-acute and long-term care settings (PA/LTC: skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation centers, long-term acute care facilities, and home health). However, emergency department (ED)-...

August 9, 2020

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August 9, 2020
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