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May 5, 2019

Weekly Roundup
May 5, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join During a recent AMDA On-The-Go podcast on Advance Care Planning (ACP), host Wayne Saltsman, MD, PhD, CMD, noted that this “is by no means a new concept in medicine.” Yet guest Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, brought...

Reducing the Tension Between Patient Safety and Trainee Autonomy

JAMDA
May 4, 2019
Maintaining quality of care and improving patient safety is a constant challenge in out-of-hospital settings like nursing homes1 and general practices,2 and can be even more challenging when care is provided by trainees during residency training. On...

Nursing Home Compare Refresh

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners, Quality
May 2, 2019
The April 2019 Nursing Home Compare refresh is available, including quality measure results based on Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program data. Visit the Nursing Home Compare website to view the data. For more information, visit...

IRF, LTCH, and SNF Quality Reporting Programs: Submission Deadline May 15

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners, Quality
May 2, 2019
The submission deadline for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Programs for the fourth quarter of 2018 is May 15. For more information: IRF Quality...

Upcoming Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Webinars

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
May 2, 2019
CMS Primary Cares Initiative: Direct Contracting Model Webinar — May 7 The CMS Primary Cares Initiative is a new set of payment models that will transform primary care to deliver better value for patients throughout the health care system. Direct...

Basal Metabolic Rate Parameters, Sarcopenia, and Frailty in Older Males

JAMDA
May 2, 2019
I read the recent article published in this journal by Soysal et al1 with interest. The authors conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate the association between the basal metabolic rate (BMR) with several adjustments, frailty, and sarcopenia in...

Response to the Comment on “Decreased Basal Metabolic Rate Can Be an Objective Marker for Sarcopenia and Frailty in Older Males”

JAMDA
May 2, 2019
We read with interest the comment on our recent study titled “Decreased Basal Metabolic Rate Can Be an Objective Marker for Sarcopenia and Frailty in Older Males.”1 In this study, we showed that a lower basal metabolic rate (BMR) was associated with...

Preparing Long-Term Care Staff to Meet the Needs of Aging Persons With Serious Mental Illness

JAMDA
May 2, 2019
Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI; schizophrenia spectrum disorders and affective psychoses) are increasingly aging into older adulthood and are overrepresented in residential long-term care settings. The present study aimed to examine...

Priority Setting in Improving Hospital Care for Older Patients Using Clinical Decision Support

JAMDA
May 2, 2019
Despite rising attention and successful interventions, the quality of hospital care for older people remains suboptimal in some areas.1 Health care professionals need to adopt a specific approach for older patients that takes into account the...

Determinants of Post-acute Care Costs in Acutely Hospitalized Older Adults: The Hospital-ADL Study

JAMDA
May 2, 2019
After hospitalization, many older adults need post-acute care, including rehabilitation or home care. However, post-acute care expenses can be as high as the costs for the initial hospitalization. Detailed information on monthly post-acute health...