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Telemedicine for Older Adult Nursing Home Residents to Avoid Emergency Department Visits: The Experience of the NHTeleED Project in Maryland

JAMDA
February 26, 2022
Use of telehealth in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is increasing, and may be accelerated with experience gained during the Coronavirus disease 2w019 (COVID-19) pandemic.1,2 Leaders in post-acute and long-term care, including the telemedicine...

CMS Innovation Center Global and Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC) Model Transition Announcement

Policy Snapshot
February 25, 2022
As part of its renewed vision and strategy for driving health system transformation (PDF) , the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMS Innovation Center) is releasing a Request for Applications (RFA) for the Accountable Care Organization (...

Interdisciplinary Protocol for Surgery in Older Persons: Development and Implementation

JAMDA
February 25, 2022
As the population ages, more older adults will undergo surgical procedures, and common physiologic changes can raise the risk for surgical complications while increasing morbidity and mortality. In conjunction with the National Surgical Quality...

Risk Prediction Model for 6-Month Mortality for Patients Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities

JAMDA
February 25, 2022
Hospitalized patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for post-acute care are at high risk for adverse outcomes. Yet, absence of effective prognostic tools hinders optimal care planning and decision making. Our objective was to...

Geriatrician Follow-Up With Orthopedic Telemetry Post Hip Fracture Repair Reduces Visit Burden With Similar Outcomes

JAMDA
February 25, 2022
Hip fracture entails both clinical and economic burden, especially in Europe and North America.1 In Spain, hip fractures have an incidence of 104 per 100,000 patients per year and it is expected to grow. There is clear evidence that...

Geriatric Trauma Patients With Alcohol Withdrawal: Current Overview

JAMDA
February 24, 2022
People with alcohol dependence admitted to the hospital for any diagnosis can suffer alcohol withdrawal syndrome.1 Twenty-five percent of medical inpatients have alcoholism, and 18% to 25% develop withdrawal.1 Alcoholism is associated with increased...

Impact of Dental Referral Prior to Elective Surgery on Postoperative Outcomes

JAMDA
February 24, 2022
Oral bacteria may contribute to postoperative infectious complications including postoperative pneumonia or surgical site infection. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of preoperative dental care on postoperative outcomes among...

Moving Back Into the Community: Obstacles for People With an Acquired Brain Injury or Physical Disability

JAMDA
February 24, 2022
To investigate transitions from long-term institutional care to the community in people with an acquired brain injury (ABI) or a physical disability (PD). Secondary objectives were to identify barriers in each group.

Podcast Addresses Challenges and Solutions for Combating Omicron Variant

Spotlight
February 23, 2022
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Just as post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) practitioners and their facilities began to see a light at the end of the COVID tunnel, the Omicron variant hit. However, as Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD, told Host Diane...

Multimorbidity Patterns and 5-Year Mortality in Institutionalized Older Adults

JAMDA
February 23, 2022
The aim was to characterize multimorbidity patterns in a large sample of older individuals living in nursing homes (NHs) and to investigate their association with mortality, also considering the effect of functional status.