My connection with the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has centered around its support for the Futures Program, which has been near and dear to my heart for many years. I clearly remember when Cheryl Phillips, MD, CMD,...
As you begin reading, I invite you to notice whether you are experiencing any pain. Where is it showing up in your body? How would you describe it? If you shift your body, is there relief or is the pain exacerbated? Does the pain make you think of...
Although the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) response has become the standard of care in many community settings over the past 20+ years, the adoption of AEDs in US nursing facilities is...
Long-term care residents with suspected fractures as a result of a fall typically transfer to the emergency department (ED) for diagnostic imaging and care. During the COVID-19 pandemic, transfer to the hospital increased the risk of COVID-19...
A new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) analysis describes trends in use and outcomes associated with waiving the three-day (two nights) stay requirement at an acute care hospital before discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeks applications from Medicare-enrolled providers, suppliers, and Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) for the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced Model Year 7 ,...
To help health care providers prepare for the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published updates about how the Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance...
The Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Information Exchange Toolkit is a new resource focused on identifying the Foundational Elements that can support successful and sustainable implementation of SDOH information exchange. The toolkit is designed...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is now accepting applications from Medicare-enrolled providers, suppliers, and Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to participate in the forthcoming two-year extension of the Bundled...
To examine whether physical frailty onset before, after, or in concert with cognitive impairment is differentially associated with fall incidence in community-dwelling older adults.
