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February 21, 2021

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February 21, 2021
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Society Advocates to Extend Medicare Sequester Moratorium

Policy Snapshot
February 19, 2021
The Society joined the American Medical Association and others in calling on Congress to pass legislation that would extend the congressionally enacted moratorium on Medicare sequester cuts through the duration of the public health emergency (PHE)...

Biden Nominates New CMS Administrator

Policy Snapshot
February 19, 2021
Last week, President Biden nominated Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as the new administrator of CMS. Brooks-LaSure served in the Obama administration as a senior CMS official and most recently served as managing director at Mannatt health. Currently, CMS is...

CMS Issues More Guidance on Access to COVID-19 Antibody Treatment

Policy Snapshot
February 19, 2021
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the investigational monoclonal antibody therapy, bamlanivimab and etesevimab, administered together, for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults and...

Register for the MIPS Call for Promoting Interoperability Measures and Improvement Activities Webinar

Policy Snapshot
February 19, 2021
CMS is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM ET to provide an overview on the Annual Call for Measures and Activities process for the Promoting Interoperability and Improvement Activities performance categories, which...

Appropriateness of Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Transfer: A Multicenter Study of Medicare ACO Beneficiaries

JAMDA
February 19, 2021
There is wide variation in long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) use nationwide, the most intensive and expensive post-acute care setting, although appropriateness of use is uncertain. Therefore, we examined the appropriateness and reasons for...

Shape the Future with Lessons from Diverse Leaders

Spotlight
February 18, 2021
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join What does it mean to be an inclusive leader? To start, it means creating a culture in which all people are treated fairly, respectfully, and have equal access to opportunities and resources so they can contribute...

Validation of the Fracture Risk Scale Home Care (FRS-HC) Across 4 Canadian Provinces

JAMDA
February 18, 2021
Fractures are a major cause of morbidity and mortality and carry a high economic burden. The Fracture Risk Scale Home Care (FRS-HC) is a standardized outcome scale for identifying home care recipients’ hip fracture risk within the next year.1 The...

Environmental Noise in New York City Long-Term Care Facilities: A Window Into the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMDA
February 16, 2021
One-third of all deaths attributed to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)] in the United States have occurred in nursing homes (NHs), where more than 1.3 million residents live and are cared for by...

Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors Prognostic Benefit in Older Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

JAMDA
February 16, 2021
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARB) have shown antiarrhythmic effects that are useful as part of the upstream therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF), both for primary and secondary prevention...