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The Association of Potentially Inappropriate Medication at Older Age With Cardiovascular Events and Overall Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies

JAMDA
January 25, 2017
The aim of this systematic review was to identify, evaluate, and meta-analyze cohort studies reporting the association of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) intake with mortality and cardiovascular events.

CMS Reports Sharp Reduction in Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Long-Term Care Facility Residents

Policy Snapshot
Long-Term Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Medicaid, Transitions of Care
January 20, 2017
A data brief released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) this week, noted dramatic reductions in avoidable hospitalizations over the last several years. CMS along with the help from the Affordable Care Act, and working with...

CMS Releases Second Year of Skilled Nursing Facility Utilization and Payment Data

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
January 20, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted the second annual release of the Skilled Nursing Facility Public Use File (Skilled Nursing Facility PUF) with data for 2014. The Skilled Nursing Facility PUF presents summarized...

EHR Incentive Program: Attest to 2016 Program Requirements by February 28

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Electronic Health Records (EHR)
January 20, 2017
The Registration and Attestation System is now open. Providers participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program must attest to the 2016 program requirements by February 28 to avoid a 2018 payment adjustment. The EHR...

Core Changes to Meet Your Needs

Spotlight
Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Certified Medical Director, Medical Director, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)
January 20, 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...

Development of a Healthy Aging Score in the Population-Based Rotterdam Study: Evaluating Age and Sex Differences

JAMDA
January 18, 2017
To develop a healthy aging score (HAS), to assess age and sex differences in HAS, and to evaluate the association of the HAS with survival.

The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet, Cognitive Function, and Cognitive Decline in American Older Women

JAMDA
January 17, 2017
To examine the association between long-term adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet with cognitive function and decline in older American women.

Circadian Variation in Post Void Residual in Nursing Home Residents With Moderate Impairment in Activities of Daily Living

JAMDA
January 17, 2017
Despite the conflicting evidence about postvoid residual (PVR) and its variation in time and corresponding voided volume (VV), studies with urinary diaries and systematic measurements of PVR after each void have never been conducted in nursing home...

Less Than One-Fifth of People Aged 75 Years or Older in the Real World Were Suitable for SPRINT Results

JAMDA
January 17, 2017
Blood pressure management for the older and oldest old population has been a challenge in clinical practice for a long time. The late-life health conditions are highly heterogeneous between individuals, and various competing causes of mortality may...

Rapid Geriatric Assessment: A Tool for Primary Care Physicians

JAMDA
January 17, 2017
In 2015 8.5% (7.2 million) of the world's population was over 65 years of age ( www.census.gov+library+demo ). By 2050, this percentage will double. At present, the world's oldest country, Japan, has 26.6% of its population over 65 years of age and...