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2020 MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception Application: Deadline February 1

Policy Snapshot
January 8, 2021
To further support clinicians during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), CMS extended the 2020 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception application deadline to February 1. For the 2020...

Longitudinal Changes in Muscle Mass, Muscle Strength, and Physical Performance in Acutely Hospitalized Older Adults

JAMDA
January 8, 2021
Acute hospitalization may lead to a decrease in muscle measures, but limited studies are reporting on the changes after discharge. The aim of this study was to determine longitudinal changes in muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance...

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Nursing Home End-of-Life Care: A Systematic Review

JAMDA
January 8, 2021
Health disparities are pervasive in nursing homes (NHs), but disparities in NH end-of-life (EOL) care (ie, hospital transfers, place of death, hospice use, palliative care, advance care planning) have not been comprehensively synthesized. We aim to...

CMS RELEASES UPDATED CONVERSION FACTOR FOR CY 2021

Policy Snapshot
January 8, 2021
On December 27, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 modified the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). Here are some of highlights: Provided a 3.75% increase in MPFS payments for CY 2021 Suspended the 2% payment...

Pragmatic Is Power: Unique Conference Is a One-Stop-Shop for Research That Promotes Better Care

Spotlight
January 6, 2021
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Pragmatic trials in long-term care have always been key to changing care practices, and the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the importance of pragmatic research. “Consistent with the very basis of pragmatic trials...

Advance Care Planning in Asia: A Systematic Narrative Review of Healthcare Professionals’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Experience

JAMDA
January 6, 2021
The value of advance care planning (ACP) for patients with life-limiting illnesses is widely recognized but Asian health care professionals' (HCPs') perspectives on ACP have received little systematic attention. We aim to synthesize evidence...

Feasible and Appropriate Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Nursing Homes

JAMDA
January 6, 2021
The uptake of evidence-based practice(s) (EBPs) in “real-world” settings requires the use of feasible and appropriate implementation strategies.1 But, identifying implementation strategies is often a challenge for researchers and clinicians.2 The...

Incomplete Home Health Care Referral After Hospitalization Among Medicare Beneficiaries

JAMDA
January 5, 2021
Patients who are referred to home health care after an acute care hospitalization may not receive home health care, resulting in incomplete home health referrals. This study examines the prevalence of incomplete referrals to home health, defined as...

Implementation and Evaluation of an IPAC SWAT Team Mobilized to Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pragmatic Health System Innovation

JAMDA
January 3, 2021
Long-term care facilities (LTCFs), retirement homes (RHs), and other congregate care settings in Canada and worldwide have experienced significant COVID-19 outbreaks. As a health system response, our acute care hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,...

Directions & Connections

JAMDA
January 1, 2021