Patient characteristics such as gender and severity of dementia are associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in dementia but insufficiently explain differences in the prevalence of NPS between dementia care units, thereby suggesting...
Although it has been suggested that living alone is a “social risk factor” for adverse health outcomes, poor social network may confound the association. This study aimed to examine whether the interactive effects of living alone and poor social...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join The Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) will take effect on October 1. This not only represents a major change in how skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are reimbursed; it also will significantly impact the dynamic...
Early diagnosis of cognitive impairment is increasingly emphasized in the literature to facilitate timely preventive interventions. Although bedside cognitive tests such as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) are widely used for such early...
National Healthcare Decisions Day educates the public and providers about the importance of Advance Care Planning (ACP). For example, did you know that ACP services can be billed to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule? For more information: ACP Fact...
A study, Assessing First Visits By Physicians To Medicare Patients Discharged To Skilled Nursing Facilities, published in the April edition of Health Affairs , examined the timeliness of the first visit after discharge from an acute care facility...
The data submission period for the 2018 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) closed on April 2. If you submitted data through the Quality Payment Program (QPP) website, you can review your preliminary performance feedback data. Your final...
Van Dalen et al1 have reported that antihypertensive therapy withdrawal in older people living in communities may increase dementia risk. In their interesting and clinically relevant study, they investigated approximately 1500 patients, 5.5% of whom...
When it comes to pain, nursing home care falls short. The experience of pain negatively impacts life quality and function, especially for residents with multiple chronic comorbidities. The proportion of residents with pain is high, with estimates...
Older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hospitalized for an acute exacerbation, often do not receive recommended post-acute pulmonary rehabilitation. This underuse might be related to the impaired clinical and functional...
