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CMS Finalizes Payment, Policy Updates for Medicare Hospital Admissions

Caring for the Ages
September 1, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the fiscal year 2018 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System final rule, which updates 2018 Medicare payment and policies when...

Elders Need Thorough Screening for Alcohol Abuse

Caring for the Ages
September 1, 2017
Dear Dr. Jeff:

Let Sleeping Elders Sleep

Caring for the Ages
September 1, 2017
One thing all of us share — whether we are practitioners or patients, presidents or prisoners — is the need for sleep. A good night’s sleep is a blessing, and a bad night’s sleep is a curse. Although the term “la petite mort” (the little death) is...

New Herpes Zoster Vaccine Close to FDA Approval

Caring for the Ages
September 1, 2017
A new recombinant adjuvanted herpes zoster vaccine awaiting potential approval from the Food and Drug Administration has been shown to have close to 90% efficacy at 4 years among research participants older than 70 and even those older than 80.

A PALTC Legend Predicts the Future Before Taking His Leave

Caring for the Ages
September 1, 2017
PHOENIX — John E. Morley, MB, BCh, likes the challenge of foreseeing the future of long-term care. In his opening editorial of his last year as editor of JAMDA — and in a subsequent interview with Caring for the Ages — he took on the challenge again...

New Guidance Clarifies Use of Pneumococcal, Influenza Vaccines in Older Adults

Caring for the Ages
September 1, 2017
If the federal government’s Healthy People 2020 goals are met, at least 90% of patients and residents in post-acute and long-term care facilities will be immunized against influenza and pneumococcal infection.

Incoming JAMDA Editors Fill Big Shoes, Walk into New Era

Spotlight
Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care
September 1, 2017
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join For Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, and Philip D. Sloane, MD, MPH, the incoming JAMDA Editors-in-Chief, long-term care research and publishing are second nature. John Morley’s, MB, BCh, retirement from the position left big...

Participate in Quality Payment Program Website Testing

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Electronic Health Records (EHR)
September 1, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites representatives from organizations of all sizes to assess current and future functionality of the Quality Payment Program website , as well as make recommendations for improvements. We...

REMINDER: CMS Nursing Home Facility Assessment Tool and State Operations Manual Revisions Call — September 7

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, F-Tags, Survey, Surveyor Guidance
September 1, 2017
Thursday, September 7 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET Register for Medicare Learning Network events. During this call, learn about the new Facility Assessment Tool to help identify and develop the specific assessment of your facility. Also, find out about...

Prevalence of Preventive Cardiovascular Medication Use In Nursing Home Residents. Room for Deprescribing? The SHELTER Study

JAMDA
September 1, 2017
In nursing home (NH) residents with a very short life expectancy, the benefits of preventive cardiovascular medication maintenance are questionable.