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CMS Announces Relief for Clinicians, Providers, Hospitals and Facilities Participating in Quality Reporting Programs in Response to COVID-19

Policy Snapshot
March 28, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is supporting clinicians on the front lines by getting red tape out of the way so the health care delivery system can focus on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) response. CMS is implementing...

CMS Issues Long-Term Care Nursing Homes Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit

Policy Snapshot
March 28, 2020
CMS has issued an electronic tool kit regarding telehealth and telemedicine for long-term care nursing home facilities. This document contains electronic links to reliable sources of information regarding telehealth and telemedicine, including the...

SNF Quality Reporting Program: MDS 3.0 v1.18.1 Release Delayed

Policy Snapshot
March 28, 2020
CMS is delaying the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 v1.18.1 release, which had been scheduled for October 1, 2020, in response to stakeholder concerns. Visit the MDS webpage for more information.

Health Data Sharing in US Nursing Homes: A Mixed Methods Study

JAMDA
March 27, 2020
(1) To understand the extent to which nursing homes have the capability for data sharing and (2) to explore nursing home leaders' perceptions of data sharing with other health care facilities and with residents and family members.

Relationships Between Social, Physical, and Psychological Factors in Older Persons: Frailty as an Outcome in Network Analysis

JAMDA
March 27, 2020
Frailty is a multifactorial syndrome characterized by social, physical, and psychological stressors. Network analysis is a graphical statistical technique that can contribute to the understanding of this complex, multifactorial phenomenon. The aim...

Does the Formulation of Oral Solid Dosage Forms Affect Acceptance and Adherence in Older Patients? A Mixed Methods Systematic Review

JAMDA
March 27, 2020
Age-related changes mean that the older population can encounter barriers toward taking medication orally. Further work is needed to identify the characteristics of oral solid dosage forms that will improve patient acceptance and adherence. The aim...

Podcast Guest Shares Her Story on the Challenges, Joys of Caregiving

Spotlight
March 26, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join AMDA On-The-Go podcast host Wayne Saltsman, MD, PhD, CMD, started a recent program with a powerful story. He recalled that as co-leader of an Alzheimer’s support group years ago, he met someone who made a lasting...

Cancer Pain in Relation to Metropolitan Area Segregation and Nursing Home Racial and Ethnic Composition

JAMDA
March 26, 2020
To estimate pain reporting among residents with cancer in relation to metropolitan area segregation and NH racial and ethnic composition.

Health Care Utilization and Unmet Needs in Chinese Older Adults With Multimorbidity and Functional Impairment

JAMDA
March 25, 2020
China has the world's largest aging population, of which 46% have multimorbidity and 38% have functional impairment. Older adults with multimorbidity often suffer functional impairment as well; however, it is not clear how current health care...

Skilled Nursing Facility Differences in Readmission Rates by the Diagnosis-Related Group Category of the Initial Hospitalization

JAMDA
March 23, 2020
The US Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General report on nursing homes found that skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) exhibit wide differences in overall hospital readmission rates.1 Because there is evidence that hospital...