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Does CGA Improve Health Outcomes in the Community? An Umbrella Review

JAMDA
April 20, 2023
To perform an umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses (MAs) examining the effectiveness of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) delivered within community settings to general populations of community-dwelling older people...

Potentially Harmful Medication Prescribing by the Degree of Physician Specialization in Nursing Home Practice: An Observational Study

JAMDA
April 20, 2023
The use of anticholinergics, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, and other potentially harmful medications (PHMs) is associated with particularly poor outcomes in nursing home (NH) residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Our...

Staying on Track with Infection Issues

Spotlight
April 19, 2023
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join One hallmark of AMDA is that the organization is proactive and follows through on key issues. Case in point: the Infection Advisory Subcommittee, which was highly engaged during the pandemic but continues to work...

Use of Home-Based Clinical Care and Long-Term Services and Supports Among Homebound Older Adults

JAMDA
April 18, 2023
Describe use of home-based clinical care and home-based long-term services and supports (LTSS) using a nationally representative sample of homebound older Medicare beneficiaries.

Post-Acute Care Setting After Hip Fracture Hospitalization and Subsequent Opioid Use in Older Adults

JAMDA
April 17, 2023
Pain management in post-acute care (PAC) requires careful balance, with both opioid use and inadequate pain treatment linked to poor outcomes. We describe opioid use among older adults following discharge from PAC for hip fracture in skilled nursing...

APM Incentive Payment Extended through 2023

Policy Snapshot
April 14, 2023
In December 2022, Congress enacted provisions of the Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 that extended the availability of an APM Incentive Payment, allowing eligible clinicians who are Qualifying APM...

Save Physician Practices from Crippling Inflation

Policy Snapshot
April 14, 2023
Stop us if you've heard this before—physician Medicare payments have declined relative to inflation and will continue to do so unless Congress acts to fix flawed and outdated payment rules. Tell your legislators to cosponsor H.R. 2474 to provide...

CMS Strengthens Enforcement Against Infection Control Deficiencies in Nursing Homes

Policy Snapshot
April 14, 2023
As part of the president’s initiative to improve the safety and quality of care in the nation’s nursing homes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has further strengthened its enhanced enforcement policy for infection control...

HHS Finalizes Rule to Strengthen Medicare, Improve Access to Affordable Prescription Drug Coverage, and Hold Private Insurance Companies Accountable to Delivering Quality Health Care for America’s Seniors and People with Disabilities

Policy Snapshot
April 14, 2023
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is finalizing a rule to put people with Medicare first and put strong protections in place so that Medicare Advantage (MA) works...

Sarcopenic Obesity and Risk of Disability in Community-Dwelling Japanese Older Adults: A 5-Year Longitudinal Study

JAMDA
April 13, 2023
Previous studies have indicated that sarcopenic obesity is a risk factor for disability onset. However, these studies had disparities in terms of criteria for sarcopenia, study design, or study population. No longitudinal study has investigated the...