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Can Better Leadership Reduce Nursing Home Staff Turnover?

JAMDA
June 22, 2023
To assess whether a measure of leadership support for worker safety, health, and well-being predicts staff turnover in nursing homes after controlling for other factors.

Reduction of Polypharmacy in Frail Older Patients in Hong Kong Using STOPPFrail Criteria

JAMDA
June 22, 2023
Polypharmacy and frailty are 2 prevalent geriatric syndromes in the older population, and medication review and deprescription may be beneficial. The Screening Tool of Older Persons Prescriptions in Frail adults with limited life expectancy (...

Minerals and Sarcopenia in Older Adults: An Updated Systematic Review

JAMDA
June 21, 2023
This systematic review aims to reevaluate the role of minerals on muscle mass, muscle strength, physical performance, and the prevalence of sarcopenia in community-dwelling and institutionalized older adults.

Efficacy and Safety of Oral Anticoagulants in Older Adult Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Pairwise and Network Meta-Analyses

JAMDA
June 21, 2023
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral anticoagulants for older adult patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

Knee Extensor Weakness Potently Predicts Postoperative Outcomes in Older Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients

JAMDA
June 20, 2023
Muscle weakness, assessed by grip strength, has been shown to predict postoperative mortality in older patients with cancer. Because lower extremity muscle strength well reflects physical performance, we examined whether lower knee extension muscle...

Prevalence of Palliative Care Needs in Older Adults With Multimorbidity: A Multicentric Point Prevalence Study

JAMDA
June 20, 2023
Increased aging has increased the number of older adults with multimorbidity who have reduced quality of life1 because of the suboptimal identification of palliative care (PC) needs, which may result in unequal care access.1

Oral Anticoagulant Therapy and Risk of Admission to Long-Term Care in patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Nationwide Cohort Study

JAMDA
June 19, 2023
The impact of oral anticoagulants (OACs) on the need of long-term care (LTC) in the aging and multimorbid population of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is unknown. We conducted a nationwide cohort study to evaluate the effect of OACs on the...

Post Hoc Analyses of a Randomized Controlled Trial for the Effect of Pharmacist Deprescribing Intervention on the Anticholinergic Burden in Frail Community-Dwelling Older Adults

JAMDA
June 17, 2023
Anticholinergic burden is detrimental to cognitive health. Multiple studies found that a high anticholinergic burden is associated with an increased risk for dementia, changes to the brain structure, function, and cognitive decline. We performed a...

Register to Learn About CMS Quality Programs Updates

Policy Snapshot
June 16, 2023
The next Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Programs Bi-Monthly Forum will be held on Tuesday, June 20, from 1:00–2:00 PM ET . The forum will provide important updates relevant to CMS’ Quality Measurement and Value-Based...

Skilled Nursing Facility Probe and Education Review

Policy Snapshot
June 16, 2023
Do you bill correctly under the Patient Driven Payment Model ? Your Medicare administrative contractor will review five of your claims. Based on the findings, they’ll teach you how to bill correctly. Respond promptly if they ask you for...