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Post-acute Care: Current State and Future Directions

JAMDA
April 1, 2019
We are witnessing rapid changes in the US health system in response to the growing elder population. Value-based care, population health, regulatory reform for skilled nursing facilities, and the growth of community-based options like hospital at...

Geriatric Rehabilitation—State of the Art and Future Priorities

JAMDA
April 1, 2019
The worldwide ageing revolution has put rehabilitation for older patients high on the agenda of both health care policy and research. Two major policies in many developing countries, ageing in place and reducing hospital stay, which particularly...

The Relationship Between Quality of Care, Physical Therapy, and Occupational Therapy Staffing Levels in Nursing Homes in 4 Years' Follow-up

JAMDA
April 1, 2019
To understand physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) staffing levels in nursing homes and to examine their relationship with quality of care.

Risk of Readmission After Discharge From Skilled Nursing Facilities Following Heart Failure Hospitalization: A Retrospective Cohort Study

JAMDA
April 1, 2019
Discharge to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is common in patients with heart failure (HF). It is unknown whether the transition from SNF to home is risky for these patients. Our objective was to study outcomes for the 30 days after discharge from...

March 31, 2019

Weekly Roundup
March 31, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join At the 2019 Annual Conference, AMDA On-The-Go was recorded live in front of a studio audience on "The State of Geriatric Medicine Education" with a special guest, Heidi White, MD, CMD. “There will be an anticipated...

House Committee to Hold Surprise Billing Hearing

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Observation Status, Practitioners
March 28, 2019
On Tuesday, April 2, the House Education & Labor Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions will hold a hearing, Examining Surprise Billing: Protecting Patients from Financial Pain. Surprise billing has become an issue Congress is...

2017 HAI Progress Report Highlights Continued Prevention Progress; Improvements Still Needed

Policy Snapshot
Infection Prevention/Control, Practitioners
March 28, 2019
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published the 2017 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Progress Report . This report shows that the United States has made significant reductions in several types of HAIs...

SNF PPS Patient-Driven Payment Model: Get Ready for Implementation on October 1

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners
March 28, 2019
On October 1, the new Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is replacing Resource Utilization Group, Version IV for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has...

Association of Race and Poverty With Mortality Among Nursing Home Residents on Maintenance Dialysis

JAMDA
March 28, 2019
The association of race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic factors with survival rates of nursing home (NH) residents with treated end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is unclear. We examined whether race/ethnicity, ZIP code–level, and individual-level...

Podcast: The State of Geriatric Medicine Education

Spotlight
March 27, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join The AMDA On-the-Go podcast took to the road earlier this month, heading to Atlanta, GA, for the Society’s annual conference. Host Wayne Saltsman, MD, PhD, CMD, went live before an engaged, excited audience who had...