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Factors Associated With Posthospital Nursing Facility Discharge for Patients With Impaired Decision Making

JAMDA
August 7, 2018
For some frail patients, a skilled nursing facility (SNF) discharge is the therapeutic bridge needed between the hospital and home to ensure continued independent community living. Little is known about the hospital discharge disposition decision.1...

Understanding the True Quality of Skilled Nursing Facilities: Will Stars Suffice?

JAMDA
August 6, 2018
The percentage of geriatric hospitalized patients requiring post-acute care increased from 21% in 2000 to 26% in 2015.1 More than 80% of these patients required a skilled nursing facility (SNF) stay. SNFs vary in their ability to provide care, and...

August 3, 2018

Weekly Roundup
August 3, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Members who share their time and talents with the Society have a major impact on others, even if they don’t realize it. J. Kenneth Brubaker, MD, CMD has made a “powerful difference” in the career of Eric Hasemeier...

CMS Issues Final Rule Implementing Major Changes to SNF PPS

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners
August 2, 2018
On July 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule outlining fiscal year (FY) 2019 Medicare payment updates and quality program changes for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and implementing sweeping payment...

CMS to Host Webinar on MIPS Quality Performance Category for Year 2 (2018) on August 6

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practitioners
August 2, 2018
CMS officials will host a webinar outlining requirements for quality reporting under the 2018 (Year 2) Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) on Monday, August 6, from 1-2 pm. The webinar will cover topics including category requirements,...

Hemodynamic Mechanisms Underlying Initial Orthostatic Hypotension, Delayed Recovery and Orthostatic Hypotension

JAMDA
August 2, 2018
Continuous noninvasive blood pressure (BP) measurement enables us to observe rapid changes in BP and to study underlying hemodynamic mechanisms. This study aimed to gain insight into the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying short-term...

Directions & Connections

JAMDA
August 1, 2018

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JAMDA
August 1, 2018

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JAMDA
August 1, 2018

Editorial Board

JAMDA
August 1, 2018