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Patient Care Improves When Medical Directors, Pharmacists Collaborate

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
ORLANDO, FL — National initiatives to improve prescribing and reduce adverse drug events are fast raising the bar for what characterizes effective medication management and collaboration between medical directors and pharmacists.

Move Over Person-Centered Care, Make Way for Precision Medicine

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
According to the Food and Drug Administration, the era of personalized medicine has arrived. Of all new drugs approved since 2011, approximately one-third had some type of genetic or other biomarker data included in the submission to characterize...

Study Shines Light on ‘Invisible Epidemic’ of Alcohol Use

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
ATLANTA — Early findings from the ongoing Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial–Depression Endpoint Prevention (VITAL-DEP) study are bringing to light the “invisible epidemic” of alcohol use among older adults.

I’ll See You Again in 30 Days

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
Dear Dr. Jeff:

Behind Bars to Our Beds: Accommodating Post-Correctional Residents

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
ORLANDO, FL — People are living longer, including many individuals with criminal histories. They pose a conundrum for post-acute and long-term care facilities, especially as jails and prisons increasingly are releasing many older inmates early.

Vaccinating Older Adults for Flu in the Morning May Offer Best Protection

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
A simple and cost-neutral manipulation of the timing of flu vaccine administration — vaccinating older adults in the morning — may improve protection from the influenza virus, according to a study published in Vaccine.

Listening Is the Heart of Empathy

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
Years ago, I took the Reynolds mini-fellowship in geriatrics at UCLA for folks who teach geriatrics to medical residents but did not do a fellowship themselves. One of our exercises, designed to sensitize us to the experience of aging, was to put...

Aging Crisis Moves From Sidelines to Center Stage for Presidential Candidates

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
While 2016 presidential candidates are talking about everything from education and the economy to ISIS and immigration, an elephant lurks in the room. And Ken Dychtwald, PhD, filmmaker, author, and founding chief executive officer of AgeWave, wants...

A Year of Progress in Antibiotic Stewardship

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
ORLANDO, FL — Antibiotic stewardship took on new meaning for long-term care in the past year, with publication of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Core Elements guide and integration of the issue into the proposed new Medicare and...

LTPAC HIT Summit Puts Spotlight on Connecting LTPAC Settings

Policy Snapshot
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Payment, Practice Management, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Health Information Technology (HIT)
July 1, 2016
This week, AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine was a key player at the 12th Annual Long-Term and Post-Acute Care (LTPAC) Health Information Technology (HIT) Summit in Reston, VA. Alex Bardakh, MPP, the Society’s Director of...