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CMS Updates Open Payments Data and Improves Website

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment
January 22, 2016
On January 19, the Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the Open Payments dataset, consistent with the values we published on June 30, 2015. The total value before this update was $9.9 billion. The updated Open Payments dataset...

Hospice, IRF, LTCH, SNF, HHA: QIES System Downtime from March 16 through 21

Policy Snapshot
Hospice, Minimum Data Set, Quality, Improvement
January 22, 2016
All Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES) systems will be unavailable from Wednesday, March 16 after 8 pm ET through Monday, March 21, 2016. This downtime will affect all QIES connectivity and systems. The national database, Certification...

Frailty: An Emerging Public Health Priority

JAMDA
January 21, 2016
The absolute and relative increases in the number of older persons are evident worldwide, from the most developed countries to the lowest-income regions. Multimorbidity and need for social support increase with age. Age-related conditions and, in...

Health Status and Morbidities in Resident Relatives of Patients With COPD

JAMDA
January 21, 2016
Resident relatives of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may play a major role in obtaining a healthy lifestyle for patients. Little is known about resident relatives. This study aimed to compare health status, morbidities,...

Burden of Potentially Harmful Medications and the Association With Quality of Life and Mortality Among Institutionalized Older People

JAMDA
January 21, 2016
This study investigated the overlap among 3 different definitions of potentially harmful medication (PHM) use and the corresponding associations with resident quality of life and mortality.

Identification of Older People at Risk of ADL Disability Using the Life-Space Assessment: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

JAMDA
January 21, 2016
Life-space mobility, assessed with the Life-Space Assessment (LSA), reflects an individual's mobility in terms of the spatial area, frequency, and need for assistance. The aims were to study associations between life-space mobility and disability...

Long-Term Evaluation of the Ambulatory Geriatric Assessment: A Frailty Intervention Trial (AGe-FIT): Clinical Outcomes and Total Costs After 36 Months

JAMDA
January 21, 2016
To compare the effects of care based on comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) as a complement to usual care in an outpatient setting with those of usual care alone. The assessment was performed 36 months after study inclusion.

Anticholinergic Risk and Frequency of Anticholinergic Drug Prescriptions in a Population Older Than 65

JAMDA
January 18, 2016
To determine the risk and frequency of anticholinergic drug prescriptions in a population affiliated with the Colombian General System of Social Security in Health.

Risk Factors of Cognitive Impairment and Brief Cognitive Tests to Predict Cognitive Performance Determined by a Formal Neuropsychological Evaluation of Primary Health Care Patients

JAMDA
January 16, 2016
Case finding for cognitive impairment (CI) is recommended for all persons older than 70 years.

A Quality Improvement Project to Improve and Reduce the Use of Hand Mitt Restraints in Nursing Home Residents

JAMDA
January 16, 2016
Physical restraints can be harmful and abusive. Improper use of physical restraints has negative consequences on physical, functional, and psychological aspects and can even cause death. The main indication for physical restraint is a safety measure...