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Pneumococcal Vaccine – Guidance from Top Experts in PALTC

Navigating PALTC
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Infections, Immunization/Vaccination, Infection Prevention/Control, Pneumonia
February 1, 2017
Are you clear on which pneumococcal vaccine is appropriate for your patients or loved ones? Hi – I’m Christopher Laxton, Executive Director of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. The CDC recommends that all adults 65 years...

C-Reactive Protein Predicts Incidence of Dementia in an Elderly Asian Community Cohort

JAMDA
January 31, 2017
Many studies have investigated the association between markers for peripheral inflammation and risk of dementia, but the results have been conflicting. We aimed to evaluate the association between a specific inflammation marker, C-reactive protein (...

Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Risk of Hip Fracture in the Elderly: A Case-Control Study in Taiwan

JAMDA
January 31, 2017
This population based study investigated the relationship between use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and hip fractures in the elderly in Taiwan.

Efforts to Reduce Antipsychotic Use in Dementia Care are Starting to Bear Fruit, but a Lot of Work Remains to be Done

JAMDA
January 31, 2017
Some people say the only way to manage behaviors and symptoms that have become associated with dementia is to medicate people with dementia. Those people are dead wrong. Yes, antipsychotics such as risperidone, quetiapine, and others may be used...

Rethinking Dementia Care: The Value of Green Care Farming

JAMDA
January 31, 2017
Worldwide, there are an estimated 46.8 million people living with dementia. This number will almost double every 20 years, reaching 74.7 million in 2030 and 131.5 million in 2050.1 Long-term care services have been put in place to support people...

Society Advocacy Leads to CMS Policy Change on Care Coordination/Behavioral Health

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes
January 27, 2017
Earlier this month the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated guidance for billing Chronic Care Management (CCM) Services. That guidance provided key improvements on 2017 billing of three codes for CCM services with...

Affordable Care Act Replacements Introduced in Congress

Policy Snapshot
Practice Management
January 27, 2017
This week, two pieces of legislation were introduced as replacements for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) introduced the Patient Freedom...

Making Memory Mighty, Speaker Offers the Latest Research

Spotlight
January 27, 2017
"The positive response to making Part I available online was overwhelmingly positive, and we were pleased to see that we could give participants the flexibility they want while retaining the personalized, interactive nature of the program,” says...

January 27, 2017

Weekly Roundup
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, Practice Management
January 27, 2017
Spotlight: Making Memory Mighty, Speaker Offers the Latest, Best Research. HPA: Society Advocacy Leads to CMS Policy Change on Care Coordination/Behavioral Health; Affordable Care Act Replacements Introduced in Congress. Help Us Help You: Membership...

How Important Are Health Care Expenditures for Life Expectancy? A Comparative, European Analysis

JAMDA
January 25, 2017
The relationship between health care expenditures and health care outcomes, such as life expectancy and mortality, is complex. Research outcomes show different and contradictory results on this relationship. How and why health care expenditures...