Patients with chronic diseases incur indirect costs to health care through recurrent hospital admissions, generate congestion in emergency rooms, and present challenges with transportation for those with mobility impairment.1 In Singapore, the...
Deprescribing has gained awareness recently, but the clinical benefits observed from randomized trials are limited. The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a pharmacist-led 5-step team-care deprescribing intervention in nursing...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Trauma-informed care (TIC) was on everyone’s mind before COVID-19; but in recent months, this concept has taken on new significance. “Everyone is affected by COVID-19, and it is likely to be the case for a long...
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new toolkit developed to aid nursing homes, governors, states, departments of health, and other agencies that provide oversight and assistance to these facilities with...
Last week, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma penned a letter to nursing home management and staff. Administrator Verma shared her gratitude for the unwavering dedication and commitment of the management and...
Last week, t he Heroes Act was released by House democratic leaders. The bill increases aid for state and local governments on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic and extends unemployment insurance benefits and provides more direct payments to...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new MLN Matters Article MM11727 on Updates to Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) to Correct the Adjustment Process (PDF) . Learn about corrections to...
Managing older patients with surgical conditions is a major challenge for hospitals. There is therefore a growing interest in providing geriatric perioperative services. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to characterize and...
Slowness is a marker of frailty captured by the Fried phenotype by a walking speed test which, for health or logistical reasons, is sometimes difficult to perform. The Moberg picking-up test (MPUT) is another timed functional test. It measures hand...
We read with interest the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2019 consensus update.1 Akin to the direction adopted by its European counterpart, AWGS 2019 aims to promote greater integration of sarcopenia in clinical practice by making it...
