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Examining the Effect of the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Home Care Recipients’ Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Capacity

JAMDA
June 26, 2022
To examine the effect of the pandemic on, and factors associated with, change in home care (HC) recipients’ capacity for instrumental activities of daily living.

2021 MIPS Final Score Preview Now Available

Policy Snapshot
June 24, 2022
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)...

Spiritual Health Predicts Improved PHQ-9 During COVID Isolation in Extended Care Facility Patients

JAMDA
June 24, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic is exacting a toll in terms of illness, death, and disruption, especially for residents of extended care facilities (ECFs), who are at very high risk of morbidity and mortality from the virus. For their own safety, when...

Predictors for the Transitions of Poor Clinical Outcomes Among Geriatric Rehabilitation Inpatients

JAMDA
June 24, 2022
To investigate the associations of morbidity burden and frailty with the transitions between functional decline, institutionalization, and mortality.

Pattee’s Legacy Lives on Through 2022 Award Recipient

Spotlight
June 22, 2022
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Peter Jaggard, MD, CMD, medical director of Westminster Place-Presbyterian Homes in Evanston, IL, is truly a physician in the mold of Dr. James Pattee, the father of AMDA’s Core Curriculum in Medical Direction. Dr...

Detecting Acute Deterioration in Older Adults Living in Residential Aged Care: A Scoping Review

JAMDA
June 20, 2022
To explore models, processes, or tools implemented in residential aged care (RAC) to support registered nurses (RNs) to identify and respond to the acute deterioration of residents.

Factors Affecting SARS-CoV-2 Test Discordance in Skilled Nursing Facilities

JAMDA
June 19, 2022
Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and antigen tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are sometimes discordant. We evaluated the discordance between antigen and PCR tests sampled in skilled nursing...

Short- and Long-Term Mortality and Mortality Risk Factors among Nursing Home Patients after COVID-19 Infection

JAMDA
June 19, 2022
To assess short- and long-term mortality and risk factors in nursing home patients with COVID-19 infection.

Report from the AMA House of Delegates: AMA Supports Public Listing of Nursing Home Medical Directors

Policy Snapshot
June 17, 2022
During this year’s American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates meeting, held in Chicago June 10-15, the Society introduced several resolutions for consideration. The Society introduced a resolution , Public Listing of Medical Directors for...

The Society Urges CMS to Delay Parity Payment Adjustment for SNFs

Policy Snapshot
June 17, 2022
The Society recently submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule for the Fiscal Year 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (PPS). The proposed rule called for an approximately $320...