Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) rule for fiscal year 2023 (FY 2023). The proposed rule decreases payments under Medicare Part A...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Put together innovative thinking, a team approach to care, and evidence-based recommendations, and you have the 2022 Choosing Wisely ® Champion. Monica Ott, MD, CMD, an Indiana-based medical director for Senior...
Use of hospice care among patients with dementia has been steadily increasing. Our objectives were to characterize quality of hospice care experiences among decedents who had a primary diagnosis of dementia and their caregivers and investigate...
To identify the perceptions of physicians with expertise in nursing home care on the value of physicians who primarily practice in nursing homes, often referred to as “SNFists,” with the goal of enriching our understanding of specialization in...
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) purchases community nursing home care; however, the administrative burden may lead nursing homes to avoid contracting with the VHA. This study aimed to describe how the VHA's purchasing policies impede or...
This study aimed to estimate and compare mortality of care home residents, and matched community-dwelling controls, during the COVID-19 pandemic from primary care electronic health records in England.
Care homes and long-term care facilities (LTCFs) worldwide plunged into crisis during the initial stages of COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2).1,2 Numerous preventive measures were taken to...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced guidance last week that restores certain minimum standards for compliance with CMS requirements. Restoring these standards will be accomplished by phasing out some temporary emergency...
Last week, the National Academy of Sciences released a comprehensive report, The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality-Honoring Our Commitment to Residents, Families and Staff. The 600-page report identifies critical opportunities to...
We aimed to assess the tolerance of fentanyl pectin nasal spray (FPNS) when used to treat procedural pain caused by wound dressing or physiotherapy in patients older than 75 years with or without opioid background treatment.
