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February 24, 2019

Weekly Roundup
February 24, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join How to Read and Review Research Papers” is set for Friday, March 8, at 1:30 PM during the annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, and Philip Sloane, MD, MPH, JAMDA’s other co-editor, together...

Explore the Business and Clinical Side of PALTC

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
February 21, 2019
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine’s 2019 Annual Conference, March 7-10 in Atlanta, GA, is the only place to get the latest clinical developments in geriatric medicine, best practices in medical direction, policy/...

SNF PPS Patient Driven Payment Model: Updated Resources

Policy Snapshot
Care Settings/Types, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practitioners
February 21, 2019
On October 1, 2019, the new Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is replacing Resource Utilization Group, Version IV for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS). Based on stakeholder feedback, the Centers for Medicare...

Dementia Care & Psychotropic Medication Tracking Tool CMS Call — March 12

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Antipsychotics, Practitioners
February 21, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a call on Tuesday, March 12, from 1:30 to 3 PM on the Dementia Care & Psychotropic Medication Tracking Tool. During this call, you’ll be able to gain insight on this free, publicly...

Quality of Hospital Communication and Patient Preparation for Home Health Care: Results From a Statewide Survey of Home Health Care Nurses and Staff

JAMDA
February 21, 2019
To evaluate the quality of communication between hospitals and home health care (HHC) clinicians and patient preparedness to receive HHC in a statewide sample of HHC nurses and staff.

Effects of Acupressure on Sleep Quality and Psychological Distress in Nursing Home Residents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

JAMDA
February 20, 2019
To compare the efficacy of acupressure with sham acupressure in older-adult nursing home residents presenting with poor sleep quality and psychological distress.

Cosas de la Edad, a Therapeutic Intergenerational Experience

JAMDA
February 20, 2019
“The embrace of a 4-year-old child can work wonders on the health of the older adult.” This was one of the most consistent findings of Cosas de la Edad (“A Matter of Age”), a televised social health intervention and one of few attempts to quantify...

Effect of Housing Type and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Indicators on Survival After Low Falls in Older Adults

JAMDA
February 20, 2019
Falls result in significant morbidity and mortality among older adults and are a concern in ageing populations. There has been evidence that socioeconomic status (SES) predicts postfall outcome; worse postfall survival has been associated with lower...

Engaging Workshop Will Sharpen Your Editing, Analytic Skills

Spotlight
February 18, 2019
Research is important but not always exciting. However, a session at the annual conference focused on research will not only be “fun and engaging,” says JAMDA co-editor-in-chief Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, but participants will come away as better...

Daily Physical Activity Predicts Frailty Development Among Community-Dwelling Older Japanese Adults

JAMDA
February 18, 2019
This study examined the association between frailty development and physical activity including the number of steps, the time of light-intensity physical activity (LPA) with <3.0 metabolic equivalents (METs), and the time of moderate- to vigorous...