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Medicare Shared Savings Program: Navigating the Application Webinar from CMS

Policy Snapshot
May 5, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is holding a webinar, Shared Savings Program: Navigating the Application , this Monday, May 8, from 1:00–2:30 PM ET. Register now . Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) will learn how to use...

Low Intention to Visit a Hospital for Hearing Loss Among Older Adults

JAMDA
May 5, 2023
Age-related hearing loss (HL) is a well-known risk factor for social isolation, impaired gait performance, and cognitive impairment, including dementia.1-4 Although there is no curative treatment for HL, early treatment with hearing aids can prevent...

Association of Social Support with Rehabilitation Outcome among Older Adults with Hip Fracture Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study at Post-Acute Care Facility in Asia

JAMDA
May 5, 2023
There is growing interest in the role of social support during the recovery after hip fractures. The research to date has been mainly focused on structural support, with few studies concerned with functional support. This study examined the effects...

Association of Prefrailty and Frailty With All-Cause Mortality, Acute Exacerbation, and Hospitalization in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Meta-Analysis

JAMDA
May 4, 2023
To evaluate the impact of prefrailty and frailty on all-cause mortality, acute exacerbation, and all-cause hospitalization in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The Intersection of Structural Racism and Ageism

Spotlight
May 3, 2023
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Racism and ageism are serious concerns in health care and society; but when they intersect, the implications multiply substantially. “This is such a complex and multifaceted issue,” said Timothy Farell, MD,...

Policy-Driven Post-Acute Care Program Lowers Mortality Rate and Medical Expenditures After Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure: A Nationwide Propensity Score–Matched Study

JAMDA
May 2, 2023
The beneficial effects of multidisciplinary disease management programs have been demonstrated. The present study investigated the effects of a policy-driven, health insurance–reimbursed, heart failure (HF) post-acute care (PAC) program on mortality...

Naloxone Advocacy in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2023
We are all familiar with the increased incidence of opioid overdoses and deaths afflicting the nation. Fatalities are linked to increased unsupervised or unauthorized prescription opioid use, adverse drug events due to dangerous high-risk prescribed...

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Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2023
May 17, 2023

Three Strategies to Improve Training and Education in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2023
It was such a pleasure to attend AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s Annual Conference in person this year in Tampa, FL. While webinars and virtual meetings keep us connected throughout the year, nothing beats in-person...

Physician Practice Variables Unaccounted for in Studies of NPs and PAs in Nursing Homes

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2023
Paul R. Katz, MD, CMD, of Florida State University College of Medicine, and colleagues conducted a scoping review of peer-reviewed studies examining the impact of care provided by nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) in nursing...