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Behind Bars to Our Beds: Accommodating Post-Correctional Residents

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
ORLANDO, FL — People are living longer, including many individuals with criminal histories. They pose a conundrum for post-acute and long-term care facilities, especially as jails and prisons increasingly are releasing many older inmates early.

Vaccinating Older Adults for Flu in the Morning May Offer Best Protection

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
A simple and cost-neutral manipulation of the timing of flu vaccine administration — vaccinating older adults in the morning — may improve protection from the influenza virus, according to a study published in Vaccine.

Listening Is the Heart of Empathy

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
Years ago, I took the Reynolds mini-fellowship in geriatrics at UCLA for folks who teach geriatrics to medical residents but did not do a fellowship themselves. One of our exercises, designed to sensitize us to the experience of aging, was to put...

Aging Crisis Moves From Sidelines to Center Stage for Presidential Candidates

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
While 2016 presidential candidates are talking about everything from education and the economy to ISIS and immigration, an elephant lurks in the room. And Ken Dychtwald, PhD, filmmaker, author, and founding chief executive officer of AgeWave, wants...

A Year of Progress in Antibiotic Stewardship

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
ORLANDO, FL — Antibiotic stewardship took on new meaning for long-term care in the past year, with publication of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Core Elements guide and integration of the issue into the proposed new Medicare and...

LTPAC HIT Summit Puts Spotlight on Connecting LTPAC Settings

Policy Snapshot
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Payment, Practice Management, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Health Information Technology (HIT)
July 1, 2016
This week, AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine was a key player at the 12th Annual Long-Term and Post-Acute Care (LTPAC) Health Information Technology (HIT) Summit in Reston, VA. Alex Bardakh, MPP, the Society’s Director of...

Webinar to Focus on Challenges of Younger Residents

Spotlight
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Ethics, Mental Health, Patient Centered, Resident, Right’s, Younger Adult
July 1, 2016
About one in seven people residing in today’s nursing homes is under age 65. “This setting isn’t designed with these younger individuals in mind," says , Rebecca Ferrini, MD, CMD, presenter of an upcoming webinar on the topic. “We need to understand...

Society Comments on MACRA Proposed Rule

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Pain Management, Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, Practice Management, Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
July 1, 2016
This week AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Rule on Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM)...

REMINDER: EHR Incentive Program: Hardship Exception Applications Due by July 1

Policy Snapshot
Electronic Health Records (EHR)
July 1, 2016
The Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program 2017 hardship exception instructions and application for eligible professionals and eligible hospitals are available on the Payment Adjustments & Hardship Information webpage . See...

REMINDER: PBJ Reporting Begins July 1

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management
July 1, 2016
Electronic submission of staffing data through the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) is required of all Long Term Care Facilities in 2016. July 1 begins the first date of data collection. You will have up to 45 days to submit data from July 1, 2016-...