Anticholinergic burden is detrimental to cognitive health. Multiple studies found that a high anticholinergic burden is associated with an increased risk for dementia, changes to the brain structure, function, and cognitive decline. We performed a...
The next Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Programs Bi-Monthly Forum will be held on Tuesday, June 20, from 1:00–2:00 PM ET . The forum will provide important updates relevant to CMS’ Quality Measurement and Value-Based...
Do you bill correctly under the Patient Driven Payment Model ? Your Medicare administrative contractor will review five of your claims. Based on the findings, they’ll teach you how to bill correctly. Respond promptly if they ask you for...
Dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency worldwide, as more than 55 million people currently live with dementia.1 In the era of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, patients with preexisting dementia...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth went from being a bit player in health care to taking center stage. This wasn’t really a surprise to AMDA or Telehealth Subcommittee Chair Dallas Nelson, MD, FACP, CMD. “We...
The aim of the study was to compare quantitative and qualitative ultrasound parameters between healthy young adults and post-acute hospitalized older adults with and without physical disability, as well as between normal weight and overweight/obese...
Clinical observations and studies of retrospective observer ratings point to changes in personality in persons with cognitive impairment or dementia. The timing and magnitude of such changes, however, are unclear. This study used prospective self-...
The Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) is a multicomponent delirium prevention program targeting delirium risk factors of cognitive impairment, vision and hearing impairment, malnutrition and dehydration, immobility, sleep deprivation, and...
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted a memo regarding requirements for hospital discharges to post-acute care providers ( QSO-23-16-Hospitals ) . CMS identified areas of concern related to missing or inaccurate...
