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Response to Hori et al, “Association of Speech Therapy Time and Cognitive Recovery in Stroke Patients: A Comparison of Studies”

JAMDA
March 27, 2021
We thank our colleagues for their interest in our work. Our respective studies point to different results on the association between therapy time and cognitive outcomes in post-acute care patients with stroke. Specifically, Hori and colleagues...

Validity and Utility of the Questionnaire-based FRAIL Scale in Older Patients with Heart Failure: Findings from the FRAGILE-HF

JAMDA
March 27, 2021
We investigated whether the FRAIL scale questionnaire is consistent with the Fried criteria, predicts all-cause mortality, and reflects physical dysfunction in patients with heart failure (HF).

New AMDA President: Commitment, Clear Goals, Cautious Optimism…and Canines

Spotlight
March 26, 2021
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, is honored to be 2021-2022 AMDA president. While he looks forward to leading the organization in a post-pandemic world, he is aware that new challenges await as the pandemic winds down. He...

Society Continue Advocacy Efforts

Policy Snapshot
March 26, 2021
Society members helped us score another legislative victory. Last week, the Senate voted 90-2 to pass an agreement reached by Leaders Schumer and McConnell to extend the 2 percent Medicare sequester moratorium that expires on April 1. The bipartisan...

Common Working File (CWF) Edits for Medicare Telehealth Services and Manual Update

Policy Snapshot
March 26, 2021
CMS issued a new MLN Matters Article MM12068 on Common Working File (CWF) Edits for Medicare Telehealth Services and Manual Update (PDF) . Learn about claims frequency for subsequent nursing facility care services. Prior to 2021, for subsequent...

Medicare Shared Savings Program: Application Deadlines for January 1, 2022, Start Date

Policy Snapshot
March 26, 2021
CMS posted the Medicare Shared Savings Program Notice of Intent to Apply (NOIA) and application submission dates for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) on the Shared Savings Program Application Types & Timeline webpage. Beginning June 1, CMS...

Bill Aims to Allow Audio-Only Telehealth for MA plans, PACE programs

Policy Snapshot
March 26, 2021
A bipartisan group of representatives introduced a bill last week that would allow Medicare Advantage plans to count diagnoses from audio-only telehealth services toward risk adjustment for at least plan years 2020 and 2021 and allow clinicians to...

Addressing Systemic Racism in Nursing Homes: A Time for Action

JAMDA
March 25, 2021
Long-term services and supports for older persons in the United States are provided in a complex, racially segregated system, with striking racial disparities in access, process, and outcomes of care for residents, which have been magnified during...

Relative Role of Physical Frailty and Poor Cognitive Performance in Progression to Dementia

JAMDA
March 25, 2021
The growing burden of dementia and its associated health care costs reinforce the importance of developing strategies for preventing dementia. Moreover, given limited resources, risk stratification that helps determine those at greatest risk of...

Questions About the Results Described in the Article “The Efficacy and Safety of Tube Feeding in Advanced Dementia Patients: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis Study”

JAMDA
March 25, 2021
We are the authors of one of the studies selected for the meta-analysis that was recently published in JAMDA: “The Efficacy and Safety of Tube Feeding in Advanced Dementia Patients: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis Study.”1 We published the study...