Resident-to-resident aggression (RRA) in long-term care facilities is gaining recognition as a serious problem. Racial/ethnic conflict may be a contributing factor to RRA incidents, but it remains insufficiently studied. Our goal was to explore...
Little is known about who is involved and what factors influence changes in antidementia medications for older adults living in nursing homes. The study sought to describe factors associated with initiation and discontinuation of antidementia...
This month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will issue a Comparative Billing Report (CBR) on Medicare Part B claims for nursing facility evaluation and management visits. Use the data-driven report to compare your billing...
This month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will issue a Comparative Billing Report (CBR) on Medicare Part B claims for nursing facility evaluation and management visits. Use the data-driven report to compare your billing...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would like to remind clinicians of the following upcoming Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) dates and deadlines: November 30, 2023 Last day to register to report a MIPS Value Pathway (...
Advance care planning (ACP) interventions are implemented to achieve outcomes such as improving end-of-life care and increasing goal-concordant care. ACP has been studied across various settings, but it is important to study the impacts of ACP in...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join As people peruse the posters at AMDA’s Annual Conference, they often gain much more than they expected. They get fresh insights on key issues, they learn about trends and evolving opportunities, and they see how...
To compare the proportion of nursing home residents dispatched to an emergency department (ED) after a call to the emergency medical communication center (EMCC) according to the availability or nonavailability of telemedicine.
There is paucity of studies on the relationship between personal wealth and health care costs among persons with dementia, and earlier studies on other indicators of socioeconomic position have assessed costs after dementia diagnosis only. We...
