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Symptom Clusters of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Their Comparative Risks of Dementia: A Cohort Study of 8530 Older Persons

JAMDA
March 26, 2019
Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) have been recognized to increase the risk of dementia among individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, it is unclear whether the risk is shared across the various NPS or driven primarily by selected...

Evaluating the Influence of Social Factors on Aged Residential Care Admission in a National Home Care Assessment Database of Older Adults

JAMDA
March 26, 2019
Evaluate the influence of social factors on admission to aged residential care (ARC) facilities using a national comprehensive geriatric assessment database in New Zealand.

Increasing Prevalence of Orthostatic Hypotension as a Cause of Syncope With Advancing Age and Multimorbidity

JAMDA
March 26, 2019
During recent years, syncope studies have included an increasing number of older subjects with multimorbidity.1–4 Moreover, increasing awareness of pathophysiology today allows a more accurate differential diagnosis of this condition.5 Yet how...

Pharmacotherapy Research Priorities in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, and Home Care: Report From a Satellite Symposium of the ACC, AGS, NIA Workshop

JAMDA
March 25, 2019
Long-term care (LTC) services include a broad range of health, personal care, and supportive services provided at home (health agencies, hospice, or community providers) (HC), assisted living (AL) communities, and nursing facilities (NF).1 Although...

The Impact of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Presence on Nursing Home Survey Deficiencies

JAMDA
March 25, 2019
Each year states are required to survey nursing homes (NHs), including issuing deficiency citations when regulatory standards are not met. These deficiency citations can have substantial consequences for NHs. Because it is imperative that the survey...

Medicaid Long-term Care Policies and Rates of Nursing Home Successful Discharge to Community

JAMDA
March 25, 2019
Successful discharge of nursing home (NH) residents to community has been reported in Nursing Home Compare (NHCompare) as a quality indicator, yet it is likely influenced by the availability of home- and community-based services (HCBS). Medicaid NH...

March 24, 2019

Weekly Roundup
March 24, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join “I’m honored and excited about being elected vice president of AMDA. This is my favorite organization, my professional home, and I look forward to serving in this capacity,” Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMCD, says. “We...

CMS Releases 2017 Quality Payment Program Experience Report

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
March 22, 2019
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2017 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Experience Report with Appendix , which provides a comprehensive overview of the clinician reporting experience during the first year of...

Fourth Snapshot of 2018 APM Participant and MIPS APM Data Released

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
March 22, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its Quality Payment Program Participation Status Tool based on the fourth snapshot of data from Alternative Payment Model (APM) entities. The tool includes 2018 Qualifying APM...

Use of Anticholinergic Drugs According to Various Criteria and Their Association With Psychological Well-Being and Mortality in Long-Term Care Facilities

JAMDA
March 22, 2019
To compare 3 internationally established criteria for drugs with anticholinergic properties (DAPs) and their associated factors in long-term care facilities, and to investigate the association between use of DAPs and psychological well-being (PWB)...