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Machine Learning–Based Prediction Models for Delirium: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JAMDA
July 31, 2022
To critically appraise and quantify the performance studies by employing machine learning (ML) to predict delirium.

CMS Enhances Nursing Home Rating System with Staffing and Turnover Data

Policy Snapshot
July 29, 2022
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched its enhanced Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System, which integrates data nursing homes report on their weekend staffing rates for nurses and information on annual turnover...

New Board Member’s Passion for PALTC Drives His Volunteerism

Spotlight
July 27, 2022
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join When post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) gets a hold on people, it doesn’t let go. Just ask Danny Felty, MD, FAAFP, CMD, a new state presidents council representative on the AMDA Board of Directors. He was a...

CMS Releases First-Ever Home- and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set

Policy Snapshot
July 22, 2022
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the first-ever home and community-Based Services (HCBS) quality measure set to promote consistent quality measurement within and across state Medicaid HCBS programs. The...

Now Available: 2023 CMS QRDA III Implementation Guide, Schematron, and Sample Files for Eligible Clinician Programs

Policy Snapshot
July 22, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the 2023 CMS Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Category III Implementation Guide (IG) , Schematron, and Sample Files for Eligible Clinician Programs. The 2023 CMS QRDA...

Changes in Urinary Continence After Admission to a Complex Care Setting: A Multistate Transition Model

JAMDA
July 20, 2022
To examine changes in urinary continence for post-acute, Complex Continuing Care hospital patients from time of admission to short-term follow-up, either in hospital or after discharge to long-term care or home with services.

Sarcopenic Dysphagia Is Associated With Mortality in Institutionalized Older Adults

JAMDA
July 19, 2022
To estimate mortality associated with sarcopenic dysphagia.

Factors Associated with Potentially Harmful Medication Prescribing in Nursing Homes: A Scoping Review

JAMDA
July 19, 2022
To summarize current evidence regarding facility and prescriber characteristics associated with potentially harmful medication (PHM) use by residents in nursing homes (NHs), which could inform the development of interventions to reduce this...

A Workforce Solution with Heart and Soul

Spotlight
July 18, 2022
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join AMDA’s Futures Program has been enlightening, engaging, educating, inspiring, and—most importantly—introducing residents, fellows, and participants from various disciplines to post-acute and long-term care (PALTC)...

The Role of the Medical Director in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes: Impact of COVID-19

JAMDA
July 17, 2022
The pandemic has uncovered a broad lack of understanding of the role of the Medical Director in Canadian Long-Term Care (LTC) Homes. Our objectives were to identify the current demographics and practices of LTC Medical Directors, discover how the...