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GAO Believes Care Compare Could Use Improvements

Policy Snapshot
June 23, 2023
A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) looked at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Care Compare website and concluded that it could be improved. Care Compare was developed to help consumers select a nursing home...

2022 MIPS Final Score Preview Now Available

Policy Snapshot
June 23, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has opened the Final Score Preview period for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Authorized representatives of practices, virtual groups, and Alternative Payment Model (APM)...

PALTC24 Program Proposals: Light a Candle for Your Colleagues

Spotlight
June 22, 2023
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join A candle provides one small light, but it can illuminate a room or a path. The same is true of program sessions at the AMDA Annual Conference. One presentation can light the way for many care teams and improve care...

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...