In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic. Nursing homes were particularly struck by the COVID-19 outbreak, with some authors considering the COVID-19 pandemic as the “...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted the electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) specifications for the 2022 reporting period for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs), and the 2022 performance...
The CDC is updating and simplifying the National Healthcare Safety Network ( NHSN ) modules on weekly reporting of COVID-19 vaccination data for LTC facility residents and healthcare personnel. To review these updates to the NHSN Weekly COVID-19...
This site includes an interactive map that shows various data points, including county test positivity and total new cases per 100K: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view . Users should scroll over to see the full table, but moderate...
Loneliness and social isolation are important factors for morbidity and mortality. However, little is known about whether increases in loneliness and perceived social isolation contribute to decreased expectations of longevity and an increased...
The Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), a new reimbursement policy for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), was implemented in October 2019. PDPM disincentivizes provision of intensive physical and occupational therapy, however, there is concern that...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join During this past 14 months, Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD, has worked tirelessly to protect post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) residents, interdisciplinary teams, and colleagues around the world as COVID-19 spread...
To determine the factors associated with the potentially inappropriate transfer of nursing home (NH) residents to emergency departments (EDs) and to compare hospitalization costs before and after transfer of individuals addressed inappropriately vs...
