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Lack of Energy and Negative Health-Related Outcomes in Nursing Home Residents: Results From the INCUR Study

JAMDA
March 9, 2016
“Lack of energy” or anergia is a common complaint associated with adverse outcomes in older people. There is a lack of knowledge on this symptom in the nursing home (NH) setting. The aim of this study was to investigate whether lack of energy was...

Nursing Home Provider Perceptions of Telemedicine for Reducing Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations

JAMDA
March 9, 2016
Potentially avoidable hospitalizations (PAHs) of nursing home (NH) residents are common, costly, and can have significant economic consequences. Telemedicine has been shown to reduce emergency department and hospitalization of NH residents, yet...

In-Hospital Mobility Variations Across Primary Diagnoses Among Older Adults

JAMDA
March 9, 2016
To examine the relationship between primary diagnoses and mobility impairment and recovery among hospitalized older adults.

EHR Incentive Program Hardship Application Deadline Extended to July 1

Policy Snapshot
Electronic Health Records (EHR), Health Information Technology (HIT), Meaningful Use, Attending Physician
March 4, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the hardship application deadline for the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program to July 1, 2016. Eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access...

Antipsychotic Drug use in Nursing Homes: Trend Update

Policy Snapshot
Dementia, Antipsychotics
March 4, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the hardship application deadline for the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program to July 1, 2016. Eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access...

HHS Announces EHR Commitment from Healthcare Industry; House Energy and Commerce Committee Discusses Future of LTC Delivery

Policy Snapshot
Electronic Health Records (EHR), Health Information Technology (HIT), Attending Physician, Certified Medical Director, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team, Non-Physician Practitioners, Nurse Practitioner (NP)
March 4, 2016
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Matthews Burwell announced a commitment made by companies that provide 90 percent of nation’s electronic health records (EHRs) used in hospitals and the five largest private health...

Mandatory Payment Reduction of 2% Continues until Further Notice for the Medicare FFS Program – “Sequestration”

Policy Snapshot
Payment, Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), Attending Physician
March 4, 2016
Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) claims with dates-of-service or dates-of-discharge on or after April 1, 2013, will continue to incur a 2 percent reduction in Medicare payment until further notice. Claims for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics,...

AMDA’s Dr. Karl Steinberg Appointed to NQF Palliative and End-of-Life Care Committee

Policy Snapshot
End-of-Life, Palliative Care
March 4, 2016
AMDA Board of Directors member, Public Policy Committee Chair, and Caring for the Ages Editor in Chief Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, was recently appointed to the National Quality Forum’s (NQF’s) Palliative and End-of-Life Care Standing Committee for the...

Advance Directives: The Key to a Good Death?

JAMDA
March 4, 2016
Advance care planning is the process by which persons can designate, in an advance directive, how intensive they would like their care to be if they become incapacitated and unable to make their own decisions. In the United States, the Patient Self-...

A Multicomponent Exercise Intervention that Reverses Frailty and Improves Cognition, Emotion, and Social Networking in the Community-Dwelling Frail Elderly: A Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMDA
March 3, 2016
Frailty can be an important clinical target to reduce rates of disability.