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Emerging Evidence on Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines Among Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities

JAMDA
May 25, 2021
The development and deployment of several COVID-19 vaccines within a little over a year after the pandemic started is seen as a success story in high-income countries. However, evidence on the effectiveness of the various vaccine candidates among...

Recommendations to Deliver Person-Centered Long-Term Care for Persons Living With Dementia

JAMDA
May 24, 2021
Person-centered care (PCC) is the standard for the delivery of long-term services and supports (LTSS). In this article, we summarize the state of the science on meaningful outcomes and workforce development and discuss what is needed to ensure that...

May 23, 2021

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May 23, 2021
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Social Isolation and Self-Reported Cognitive Decline Among Older Adults in Japan: A Longitudinal Study in the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMDA
May 21, 2021
We aimed to examine the association between the transition to social isolation and cognitive decline in older adults during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

CMS Reweighting 2020 MIPS Cost Performance Category

Policy Snapshot
May 21, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recognizes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic public health emergency (PHE) on clinicians across the country and continues to offer flexibilities to provide relief where possible. Under § 414...

New Study Highlights Physician Experiences with MIPS New Study Highlights Physician Experiences with MIPS

Policy Snapshot
May 21, 2021
Two articles were recently published highlighting a study conducted by Weill Cornell Medicine that was sponsored by the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Physicians Foundation. Researchers conducted 30 in-depth, semi-structured interviews...

Cognitive Impairment: Medicare Provides Opportunities to Detect and Diagnose

Policy Snapshot
May 21, 2021
Do you have a patient with a cognitive impairment? Medicare covers a separate visit for a cognitive assessment so you can more thoroughly evaluate cognitive function and help with care planning. Three Things You Need to Know: If your patient shows...

New Report on U.S. Health Care Spending

Policy Snapshot
May 21, 2021
A new report from the American Medical Association (AMA) provides a detailed look at the official U.S. health care spending estimates through 2019 using data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). It also presents preliminary...

Community Discharge Among Post-Acute Nursing Home Residents: An Association With Patient Safety Culture?

JAMDA
May 21, 2021
We examined whether better patient safety culture (PSC) in skilled nursing facilities was associated with higher likelihood of successful community discharge for post-acute care residents.

POLST Is More Than a Code Status Order Form: Suggestions for Appropriate POLST Use in Long-Term Care

JAMDA
May 21, 2021
POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) is a medical order form used to document preferences about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), medical interventions such as hospitalization, care in the intensive care unit, and/or ventilation...