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Representation in the Care Planning Process for Nursing Home Residents With Dementia

JAMDA
March 10, 2018
Federally mandated assessments of nursing home (NH) residents drive individualized care planning. Residents with cognitive impairment may not be able to meaningfully communicate their care needs and preferences during this process—a gap that may be...

Quality Payment Program: Submit 2017 Participation Data through March 31

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practitioners
March 8, 2018
If you are an eligible clinician participating in the Quality Payment Program, you can submit your 2017 performance data using the new feature on the Quality Payment Program website. The 2017 data submission period runs through March 31 with two...

Antipsychotic Drug Use in Nursing Homes: Trend Update from CMS

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Practitioners
March 8, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is tracking the progress of the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes by reviewing publicly reported measures. The official measure of the Partnership is the percentage...

Practice Management and Leadership Focused Sessions Bring Added Perspective to the Annual Conference

Policy Snapshot
Payment, Practitioners
March 8, 2018
This year during the Society’s 2018 Annual Conference (March 21-25 in Grapevine, TX) the new Practice Group Network has sponsored sessions to address leadership and management knowledge necessary for running a successful post-acute and long-term...

Taking Charge of the Future: House of Delegates to Address Key Issues

Spotlight
Attending Physician, Certified Medical Director, Medical Director, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA)
March 8, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Many Society members look forward to Saturday afternoon at the Annual Conference—not because the meeting is winding down but because the House of Delegates (HoD) meeting is gearing up. As you approach the room...

MyHealthEData Initiative Puts Patients at the Center of the US Health Care System

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners
March 8, 2018
On March 6, CMS Administrator Seema Verma announced a new initiative – MyHealthEData – to empower patients by giving them control of their health care data and allowing it to follow them through their health care journey. MyHealthEData will help to...

Age-related hearing loss and communication at a PACE Day Health Center

JAMDA
March 8, 2018
For the nearly two-thirds of adults older than 70 years with hearing loss,1 trying to understand speech in a noisy environment can be difficult and may lead to social withdrawal.2,3 Given the importance of social engagement to healthy aging,4...

Research on Frailty: Continued Progress, Continued Challenges

JAMDA
March 8, 2018
Frailty is a geriatric syndrome characterized by impaired performance and reduced functional reserve across multiple physiologic systems, and associated with increased vulnerability to adverse health outcomes from stressor events.1,2 It has gained...

Age-related hearing loss and communication at a PACE Day Health Center

JAMDA
March 8, 2018
For the nearly two-thirds of adults older than 70 years with hearing loss,1 trying to understand speech in a noisy environment can be difficult and may lead to social withdrawal.2,3 Given the importance of social engagement to healthy aging,4...

March 2, 2018

Weekly Roundup
March 2, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Spotlight: Saturday's Keynote Takes Provocative Look at PALTC Workforce Shortage Each day, 10,000 people turn 65; and they enter a phase of life that includes multimorbidty, functional impairment, and transitions...