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The Impact of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Presence on Nursing Home Survey Deficiencies

JAMDA
March 25, 2019
Each year states are required to survey nursing homes (NHs), including issuing deficiency citations when regulatory standards are not met. These deficiency citations can have substantial consequences for NHs. Because it is imperative that the survey...

Medicaid Long-term Care Policies and Rates of Nursing Home Successful Discharge to Community

JAMDA
March 25, 2019
Successful discharge of nursing home (NH) residents to community has been reported in Nursing Home Compare (NHCompare) as a quality indicator, yet it is likely influenced by the availability of home- and community-based services (HCBS). Medicaid NH...

March 24, 2019

Weekly Roundup
March 24, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join “I’m honored and excited about being elected vice president of AMDA. This is my favorite organization, my professional home, and I look forward to serving in this capacity,” Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMCD, says. “We...

CMS Releases 2017 Quality Payment Program Experience Report

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
March 22, 2019
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2017 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Experience Report with Appendix , which provides a comprehensive overview of the clinician reporting experience during the first year of...

Fourth Snapshot of 2018 APM Participant and MIPS APM Data Released

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
March 22, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its Quality Payment Program Participation Status Tool based on the fourth snapshot of data from Alternative Payment Model (APM) entities. The tool includes 2018 Qualifying APM...

Use of Anticholinergic Drugs According to Various Criteria and Their Association With Psychological Well-Being and Mortality in Long-Term Care Facilities

JAMDA
March 22, 2019
To compare 3 internationally established criteria for drugs with anticholinergic properties (DAPs) and their associated factors in long-term care facilities, and to investigate the association between use of DAPs and psychological well-being (PWB)...

The Optimal Short Version of Montreal Cognitive Assessment in Diagnosing Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia

JAMDA
March 22, 2019
While various short variants of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) have been developed, they have not been compared among each other to determine the most optimal variant for routine use. This study evaluated the comparative performance of the...

Factors Associated With Pain Assessment for Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis

JAMDA
March 22, 2019
The burden of pain in nursing home residents is substantial; unfortunately, many times it goes undiagnosed and is inadequately treated. To improve identification of pain in this population, we aimed to review and synthesize findings from qualitative...

The Difficulty With Studying Challenging Behavior

JAMDA
March 22, 2019
The behavior of people with dementia has been a focus of both research and dementia care for decades, particularly behavior that is considered “challenging.” As we will discuss below, this challenging behavior has appeared difficult to demarcate and...

Cohort Study on Laryngeal Cough Reflex, Respiratory Disease, and Death: A Mediation Analysis

JAMDA
March 20, 2019
To estimate quantitatively whether the presence of cough associated with dysphagia (laryngeal cough reflex) increased mortality through respiratory disease among community-dwelling older Japanese.