The Independence at Home (IAH) Demonstration is a congressionally mandated test of whether a payment incentive for providing home-based primary care reduces health-care spending and improves the quality of care for eligible fee-for-service Medicare...
The next Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Programs Bi-Monthly Forum will be held on Tuesday, March 28, from 1:00–2:00 PM ET . The webinar will provide important updates relevant to CMS’ Quality Measurement and Value-Based...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to act to improve the safety and quality of care in the nation’s nursing homes, building on the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to protecting residents. CMS has updated its...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join The path of Milta Little, DO, CMD, from Futures Program participant to AMDA president has been paved with professional passion, tireless volunteerism, commitment to her colleagues, and a genuine love for her...
Previous studies investigated factors associated with mortality. Nevertheless, evidence is limited regarding the determinants of lifespan. We aimed to develop and validate a lifespan prediction model based on the most important predictors.
Proper initiation and reduction of opioids is important in providing effective and safe pain relief to Veterans with dementia, including in Community Living Centers (CLCs). We examined the trends in aggregated monthly risk-adjusted opioid...
Physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), and physician assistants (PAs) are key to the effective delivery of medical care in nursing homes (NHs). Although several studies have reported on the relationship between the care delivered by a given...
There is insufficient evidence regarding the magnitude and durability of the protection conferred by the combined effect of natural immunity after SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccine-induced immunity among nursing home residents (NHRs), a frail and...
This study aimed to assess (1) the prevalence of COVID-19 in patients with hip fracture; (2) the mortality rate of patients with hip fracture associated with COVID-19; (3) risk factors associated with mortality in patients with hip fracture; and (4...
