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Bipartisan Workforce Legislation Introduced in House

Policy Snapshot
Practitioners
May 23, 2019
Last week, Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Michael C. Burgess (R-TX) introduced the bipartisan EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019 (H.R. 2781) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill reauthorizes many workforce programs under Title VII of the...

SNF Provider Preview Reports: Review Your Data by May 30

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners
May 23, 2019
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports are available from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Review your performance data by May 30, prior to public display on Nursing Home Compare in July 2019. Corrections to...

Promoting Interoperability Program: 2015 Edition CEHRT Required

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Practitioners
May 23, 2019
Beginning this year, all Promoting Interoperability Program participants must use 2015 Edition Certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) Technology (CEHRT) to avoid a downward Medicare payment adjustment. 2019 CEHRT requirements: Did not need to be...

The Prevalence, Incidence, and Correlates of Fecal Incontinence Among Older People Residing in Care Homes: A Systematic Review

JAMDA
May 22, 2019
Older people resident in care homes often rely on staff for support relating to their activities of daily living, including intimate care such as continence care. Managing fecal incontinence can be challenging for both residents and care staff. We...

Podcast Offers Innovative Lessons in Leadership

Spotlight
May 21, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join AMDA On-The-Go host Wayne Saltsman, MD, PhD, CMD, started his May 13 podcast with a brief history of the Society’s Certified Medical Director (CMD) designation. “The vision was that a certified medical director...

May 19, 2019

Weekly Roundup
May 19, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join AMDA On-The-Go podcast host Wayne Saltsman, MD, PhD, CMD, asked some tough questions at the beginning of his April 29 show on Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Long-Term Care Facilities. Specifically, “In the...

Treatment of Hypertension in People With Dementia: A Multicenter Prospective Observational Cohort Study

JAMDA
May 17, 2019
To describe the treatment of hypertension in people with dementia and collate evidence on adverse health events whilst on treatment.

Nonpharmacologic Management of Orthostatic Hypotension in Older People: A Systematic Review. The SENATOR ONTOP Series

JAMDA
May 17, 2019
Nonpharmacologic therapies are often recommended as a first-line treatment for orthostatic hypotension (OH). However, the true effect of nonpharmacologic therapy remains unclear, particularly in the older population. We undertook a systematic review...

Athletic “Oldest-Old”: Alive and Kicking

JAMDA
May 17, 2019
On October 13, 2018, an 86-year-old Japanese man named Hiromu Inada, finished the Ironman Triathlon World Championship (Hawaii) in 16 hours 54 minutes. The Ironman triathlon is the paradigm of grueling endurance races, with its 2.4-mile swim, 112-...

Relationship Between Nutritional Status and Insomnia Severity in Older Adults

JAMDA
May 17, 2019
Both insomnia and malnutrition are quite common and can cause similar negative consequences, such as falls, depression, and cognitive impairment in older adults, but there is no study investigating the relationship between the 2. The aims were to...