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CMS Extends Fire Safety Waivers

Policy Snapshot
October 22, 2021
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a revised memo on the use of fire safety evaluation systems (FSES) and fire safety requirements. The revised memo will now extend the amount of time facilities have to...

New/Modifications to the Place of Service (POS) Codes for Telehealth

Policy Snapshot
October 22, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released new and modified place of service codes for telehealth. New POS code 10-Telehealth Provided in Patient’s Home: The location where health services and health-related services...

CMS Innovation Center Highlights Objectives Pertaining to Health System Transformation

Policy Snapshot
October 22, 2021
On Wednesday, October 20, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a webinar that detailed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) strategy moving forward. In conjunction with the webinar, CMMI released a white...

Clinical Features of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Italian Long-Term Care Facilities: GeroCovid LTCFs Observational Study

JAMDA
October 22, 2021
The burden of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) was high worldwide. According to an Italian national survey, during the first pandemic wave, of the 33.8% of residents who died with COVID-19–like symptoms, only 7.4% had tested positive to...

Use of a Telemedicine Team to Improve Guideline-Based Antibiotic Prescribing

JAMDA
October 21, 2021
Assessing the impact of a virtual antibiotic team (VAT) on appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing behavior of older care physicians, regarding urinary tract (UTI), respiratory tract (RTI), and skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), in residents...

Give and Get as a JAMDA Volunteer Reviewer

Spotlight
October 20, 2021
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join If you’ve ever wanted to take a red pen to a research article you’ve read or contact an author to thank them for a good article, you likely have the heart of a journal reviewer. Why not take your passion and...

Clinical Reasoning Underlying Guideline Nonadherence in Urinary Tract Infections in Nursing Homes

JAMDA
October 20, 2021
Suspected urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the main reason for antimicrobial use in nursing homes, but prescriptions are often inappropriate, risking antimicrobial resistance development.1 Diagnosing UTIs in this population is complex because of...

Ability of 3 Frailty Measures to Predict Short-Term Outcomes in Older Patients Admitted for Post-Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation

JAMDA
October 20, 2021
To evaluate the ability of 3 commonly used frailty measures to predict short-term clinical outcomes in older patients admitted for post-acute inpatient rehabilitation.

Comparison of Simultaneous Swallowing Endoscopy and Videofluoroscopy in Neurogenic Dysphagia

JAMDA
October 19, 2021
In the evaluation of oropharyngeal dysphagia, instrumental procedures, for example, flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing or videofluoroscopic swallowing study, are essential to improve diagnostic accuracy for salient findings such as...

Identifying Unexpected Deaths in Long-Term Care Homes

JAMDA
October 19, 2021
Predicting unexpected deaths among long-term care (LTC) residents can provide valuable information to clinicians and policy makers. We study multiple methods to predict unexpected death, adjusting for individual and home-level factors, and to use as...