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Memory Alterations and White Matter Hyperintensities in Elderly Patients With Hypertension: The ADELAHYDE-2 Study

JAMDA
March 7, 2017
The longitudinal ADELAHYDE-2 study aims to identify the factors associated with cognitive impairment/decline and white matter hyperintensities burden.

Frailty and Multimorbidity: Different Ways of Thinking About Geriatrics

JAMDA
March 7, 2017
The terms multimorbidity and frailty are increasingly used in the medical literature to measure the risk profile of an older individual in order to support clinical decisions and design ad hoc interventions. The construct of multimorbidity was...

Alone and Lonely: A Case Report on Elder Abuse in Malaysia

JAMDA
March 7, 2017
While interviewing the elderly residing in a rural district in Malaysia in the course of a study on elder abuse and neglect, I came across an 85-year-old elderly gentleman, a widower, residing on his own in isolation. This was after being made to...

Developing Evidence for Football (Soccer) Reminiscence Interventions Within Long-term Care: A Co-operative Approach Applied in Scotland and Spain

JAMDA
March 7, 2017
Loneliness is a common experience within long-term care and, to promote well-being and quality of life among people with dementia, it is important to draw upon a repertoire of strategies that provide social stimulation, companionship, and enjoyment...

The Effectiveness and Harms of Antidepressants

JAMDA
March 7, 2017
Pervasive sadness (depression) is a well-recognized geriatric syndrome.1,2 Depression is common in older persons for a variety of reasons (Figure 1). Depression is a major cause of weight loss, cognitive dysfunction, frailty, and increased mortality...

A Comprehensive Review of the Quality and Feasibility of Dementia Assessment Measures: The Dementia Outcomes Measurement Suite

JAMDA
March 7, 2017
The diagnosis of dementia and the management of its associated symptoms are aided by high-quality assessment tools. However, there is disagreement on the optimal tools among abundant alternatives and lack of consistent quality standards across the...

GAO Report: HHS Needs Better Planning on Increasing Information Exchange in Post-Acute Care Settings

Policy Snapshot
Practice Management, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Health Information Technology (HIT)
March 3, 2017
This week the Government Accountability Office (GAO) publicly released a report entitled “ HHS Needs to Improve Planning and Evaluation of Its Efforts to Increase Information Exchange in Post-Acute Care Settings .” The report recommends that the...

Senate Committee Supports Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act

Policy Snapshot
Resident
March 3, 2017
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) recently introduced the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act (S.178) . The goal of S.178 is to minimize elder abuse and exploitation, and to establish an infrastructure within...

Senate Finance Committee Votes on Seema Verma to Head CMS

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Observation Status
March 3, 2017
This week the Senate Finance Committee is voting on approving Seema Verma to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The committee’s initial vote on Wednesday was a tie and a later vote did not count because it included proxy...

CMS Revised Transitional Care Management Services Fact Sheet

Policy Snapshot
Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Transitions of Care
March 3, 2017
A revised Transitional Care Management Services Fact Sheet is available. Learn about: Health care professionals furnishing these services and supervision Services settings, components, and billing Frequently asked questions on billing