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QI Award Winner Lives and Breathes Teamwork and Excellence in Resident Care

Spotlight
July 10, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join If the Foundation’s Quality Improvement and Health Outcomes (QIHO) Awards had a face, it might be that of Marian McNamara, RN. She and her colleagues have received this honor four times in the last five years, and...

Effect of Low-Dose Statins and Apolipoprotein E Genotype on Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in Older Hypertensive Patients: A Subgroup Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMDA
July 10, 2018
To investigate the effect of low-dose statins and apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotypes on cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) to prevent CSVD in older hypertensive patients.

Access to and Confidence in Using Technology Among Homebound Older Adults and Caregivers

JAMDA
July 10, 2018
With estimates of homebound adults aged 65 years and older in the United States as high as 3.6 million and rising,1,2 solutions to counter the adverse outcomes experienced by these individuals, including social isolation and advanced medical...

Cardiovascular Risk Factors and the Risk of Disability in Older Adults: Variation by Age and Functional Status

JAMDA
July 10, 2018
We aimed to quantify the increased risk of disability associated with cardiovascular risk factors among older adults, and to verify whether this risk may vary by age and functional status.

Correlates of Response to Mail Questionnaires Among Assisted Living Communities in Oregon, 2014‒2016

JAMDA
July 6, 2018
Questionnaires are commonly used by researchers to collect information from assisted living and residential care (AL/RC) communities. Alongside concerns over coverage (eg, lack of sampling frame) and design effects, community-level self-selection...

Gait Speed Assessment in Older Adults: A Comparison Among Walk Tests, a Portable Gait Analysis Device and Self-Report

JAMDA
July 6, 2018
Gait speed is a strong predictor of health outcomes, mobility, and survival in older adults.1 Assessments of usual gait speed are usually performed in clinical settings using physical performance tests.1 Self-report has recently emerged as a...

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Dehydration Among Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review

JAMDA
July 6, 2018
To provide an overview of the prevalence rates and risk factors of dehydration among nursing home residents.

July 6, 2018

Weekly Roundup
July 6, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Mark E. Williams, MD, FACP, CMD, doesn’t back away from challenges. In fact, he seems to relish them. Providing quality care for his patients is his incentive, and the results have been impressive. In three years,...

MIPS Final Scores Available Now from CMS

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practitioners
July 5, 2018
If you participated in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2017, your MIPS final score and performance feedback is now available for review on the Quality Payment Program website. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)...

CMS Data Element Library Webinar — July 11

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Health Information Technology (HIT), Practitioners
July 5, 2018
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a webinar to provide an overview and demonstration of the Data Element Library (DEL). A resource for providers, vendors, researchers, and other stakeholders that use CMS assessments,...