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Predicting Falls in Nursing Homes: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study Comparing Fall History, Staff Clinical Judgment, the Care Home Falls Screen, and the Fall Risk Classification Algorithm

JAMDA
August 17, 2020
To evaluate and compare the predictive accuracy of fall history, staff clinical judgment, the Care Home Falls Screen (CaHFRiS), and the Fall Risk Classification Algorithm (FRiCA).

August 16, 2020

Weekly Roundup
August 16, 2020
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Does Universal Testing for COVID-19 Work for Everyone?

JAMDA
August 15, 2020
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been especially devastating among nursing home residents, with both the health circumstances of individual residents as well as communal living settings contributing to increased morbidity and...

Age, Frailty, and Comorbidity as Prognostic Factors for Short-Term Outcomes in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Geriatric Care

JAMDA
August 14, 2020
To analyze whether frailty and comorbidities are associated with in-hospital mortality and discharge to home in older adults hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Time to Strategically Position Nursing Homes to Effectively Manage Emerging Infections

JAMDA
August 14, 2020
In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, United States nursing homes (NHs) implemented protocols to protect NH residents from contracting the virus. However, protocol implementation and effectiveness varied across regions...

Preventing Fractures in Long-Term Care: Translating Recommendations to Clinical Practice

JAMDA
August 14, 2020
The Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy for long-term care (LTC) aims to support fracture risk-reduction. LTC specific recommendations for fracture prevention were developed in 2015. This article describes the use of the Knowledge-to Action framework to...

Choosing Wisely® Champions Hit Home Run with Innovative Projects

Spotlight
August 13, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join For years, the Choosing Wisely ® program has enabled practitioners to have more productive, evidence-based conversations with patients and families about often complex, controversial issues. The Choosing Wisely ®...

AMDA Opposed to Cuts to SNF Visits in Proposed CY2021 Physician Fee Schedule – Will be Catastrophic to PALTC Practices and Cause Severe Shortage in Access to Care for America’s Seniors

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Practice Management, Practitioners
August 13, 2020
One of the unpleasant surprises in the release of the CY2021 Physician Fee Scheduled Proposed Rule earlier this month was an included 8-10% cut to the SNF family of CPT codes. The cuts occurred due to a decrease in the conversion factor that is part...

SNF Provider Preview Reports: Review Your Data by August 30

Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
August 13, 2020
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports are available. Review your performance data on quality measures by August 30, prior to public display on the Nursing Home Compare website in October. Corrections to the underlying data are not...

Physician Compare Preview Period Open Through August 20

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Practitioners
August 13, 2020
The Physician Compare preview period is open through August 20 at 8:00 PM ET. Preview your 2018 Quality Payment Program performance information before it appears on the Physician Compare website profile pages and in the downloadable database. Access...