Antipsychotics are often prescribed to persons with cognitive impairment in the hospital, but it is not known whether recent hospital care increases the risk of antipsychotic initiation in community dwellers with Alzheimer's disease (AD). We studied...
To systematically review and synthesize the evidence on differential associations between antihypertensive medication (AHM) classes and the risk of incident dementia.
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Late last year the AMDA On-The-Go (AOTG) podcast series, including AOTG, AMDA On-The-Hill, JAMDA On-The-Go, and the Geriatric Journal Club—reached a major milestone: 100,000 downloads. On hearing this news, AOTG...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) formally renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration effective January 21. The 90-day extension includes many of the 1,135 waivers for telehealth and others that have been in place since...
CMS would like to remind you about important upcoming Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) dates and deadlines: January 4, 2021 – 2020 MIPS performance year data submission window opened. February 1, 2021 – 2020 MIPS Extreme and...
To further support clinicians during the COVID-19 public health emergency, CMS has extended the deadline for COVID-19 related 2020 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception applications to...
CMS launched a web-based platform to help standardize “Section 1135” waiver requests and other Public Health Emergency (PHE)-related inquiries the agency receives. Under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act, the secretary of health and human...
This study aimed to examine the incidence of, and factors associated with, hospital presentation for self-harm among older Canadians in long-term care (LTC).
The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of the Function and Behavior Focused Care for the Cognitively Impaired (FBFC-CI) intervention on function, physical activity, and behavioral symptoms among nursing home residents with dementia...
Primary purpose was to generate a model to identify key factors relevant to acute care hospital readmission within 90 days from 3 types of post-acute care (PAC) sites: home with home care services (HC), skilled nursing facility (SNF), and inpatient...
