Clinicians struggle with whether to prescribe osteoporosis medications for fracture prevention for older nursing home (NH) residents with dementia, given the lack of evidence in this population. To better understand real-world clinical practice, we...
Difficulties with prognostication prevent more patients with advanced dementia from receiving timely palliative support. The aim of this study is to develop and validate a prognostic model for 6-month and 1-year mortality in home-dwelling patients...
The Authors wish to make a correction to their article published in JAMDA ( https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2014.09.010 ) “The SMART Study - Resistance Training and/or Cognitive Training in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized, Double-blind,...
To describe the clinical characteristics, 30-day mortality, and associated factors of patients living in nursing homes (NH) with COVID-19, from March 20 to June 1, 2020.
Sens. John Boozman (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced legislation last week to address the physician Medicare cuts slated to go into effect on January 1, 2021 ( read more )...
On June 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published Program Year 2019 Open Payments data, along with updated and newly submitted data from previous program years. This data is available for review and dispute in the Open...
Due to the later release of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule, CMS is extending the 2021 annual participation enrollment period for eligible physicians, practitioners, and suppliers. Participation elections and withdrawals must be post-...
CMS, CDC, and the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program present this live Q&A series on Thursday, January 7, from 4:00 to 5:00 PM ET: Register for Q&A sessions Submit questions in advance to DVACSupport@thebizzellgroup.com Visit the...
Regarding the March 2020 article, Sloane PD, Maarsingh O, Mcclester Brown M. Priorities in Management of the Geriatric Patient with Dizziness. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2020;21(3):297-299
