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The Multidomain Nature of Malnutrition in Older Persons

JAMDA
September 30, 2017
“Will you still feed me when I'm 64?”The Beatles

Quality Hospice Care in Adult Family Homes: Barriers and Facilitators

JAMDA
September 30, 2017
Older adults in need of residential services are increasingly spending their final days in small, domestic-style care settings such as adult family homes. In this study, we sought to identify processes that facilitated the provision of quality...

Association between Caregiver Role and Short- and Long-Term Functional Recovery after Hip Fracture: A Prospective Study

JAMDA
September 30, 2017
After a hip fracture, 50% of senior patients are left with permanent functional decline and 30% lose their autonomy. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate whether seniors who are in a caregiver role have better functional recovery after...

Using Evidence to Guide the Diagnosis and Management of People With Dementia

JAMDA
September 30, 2017
By far the most important risk factor for the development of dementia is age itself, with the risk of dementia doubling every 5 years, extending into the ninth decade of life.1 Until recently, dementia was thought to be predominantly a problem of...

Honor Had Impact Beyond Expectations for Medical Director of the Year

Spotlight
Medical Director
September 29, 2017
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Being named the Society’s 2017 Medical Director of the Year (MDOY) had a greater impact than Joshua Schor, MD, CMD, Medical Director at New Jersey-based Daughters of Israel, could have imagined. “I have a resident...

Senate Passes CHRONIC Care Act

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
September 29, 2017
This week, the Senate unanimously passed the CHRONIC Care Act (S.870), a bill which includes bipartisan policies to improve the Medicare program by targeting traditional fee-for-service, Medicare Advantage, and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs...

Quality Payment Program: New CMS Resources Available

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP)
September 29, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) posted new and updated resources on the Quality Payment Program: 2018 Self-Nomination Toolkit for QCDRs & Registries : Step-by-step instructions for potential Qualified Registry and Qualified...

Quality Payment Program: View Recordings of Recent CMS Webinars

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP)
September 29, 2017
Unable to participate in a recent Quality Payment Program (QPP) webinar? View all recordings, presentations, and transcripts on the QPP Events webpage . Recent webinars: August 16: QPP Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Office Hours Session – Detailed...

Sex Differences in the Circumstances Leading to Falls: Evidence From Real-Life Falls Captured on Video in Long-Term Care

JAMDA
September 26, 2017
Falls are a major health concern for older adults. Understanding sex differences in fall circumstances may guide the design of fall management plans specifically to men and women. In this study, analyzed real-life falls captured on video to compare...

Impact of Contextual Factors on Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers II Implementation and Hospital Readmission Rates

JAMDA
September 26, 2017
Identify contextual and implementation factors impacting the effectiveness of an organizational-level intervention to reduce preventable hospital readmissions from affiliated skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).