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June 14, 2020

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June 14, 2020
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What Have We Learned About Nursing From the Coronavirus Pandemic?

JAMDA
June 13, 2020
During the current coronavirus pandemic, the focus of the accolades has gone to nurses working in the acute care sector, where “real nursing” occurs as portrayed in television or in the movies. Over the past few months there has, however, been some...

HHS Announces New Laboratory Data Reporting Guidance for COVID-19 Testing

Policy Snapshot
COVID-19, Practitioners
June 12, 2020
Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new guidance that specifies what additional data must be reported to HHS by laboratories along with COVID-19 test results. The guidance standardizes reporting to ensure that...

How a Barcelona Post-Acute Facility became a Referral Center for Comprehensive Management of Subacute Patients With COVID-19

JAMDA
June 11, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic's greatest impact is among older adults. Management of the situation requires a systemic response, and post-acute care (PAC) can provide an adequate mix of active treatment, management of associated geriatric syndromes and...

Home-Based Primary Care Led-Outbreak Mitigation in Assisted Living Facilities in the First 100 Days of Coronavirus Disease 2019

JAMDA
June 11, 2020
Residents of congregate care settings have been severely impacted by the current Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In this report, we describe the methods our home-based primary care practice has developed to mitigate the spread of COVID...

Efficacy of a Test-Retest Strategy in Residents and Health Care Personnel of a Nursing Home Facing a COVID-19 Outbreak

JAMDA
June 11, 2020
To assess the American Testing Guidance for Nursing Homes (NHs)—updated May 19, 2020—with a new COVID-19 case.

Uncovering the Devaluation of Nursing Home Staff During COVID-19: Are We Fuelling the Next Health Care Crisis?

JAMDA
June 11, 2020
As the COVID-19–related mortality rate of nursing home residents continues to rise, so too will the rates of mortality and morbidity of staff who care for them,1 a problem we must address now to avoid another health care crisis once this pandemic...

Dodd Award Winner Reflects on Life-Changing Relationship with AMDA

Spotlight
June 11, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Like many recipients of the William Dodd Founder’s Award for Distinguished Service, Keith Rapp, MD, CMD, didn’t know the AMDA’s organizer well; but he recalls his larger than life presence. “I remember [Dr. Dodd]...

Society Urges Congress to Ensure Liability Protections for Physicians

AMDA On-The-Hill
Practitioners
June 11, 2020
The Society joined the American Medical Association and other state and national medical associations in urging congressional leadership to include liability protections for physicians in the next COVID-19 relief package, in particular the...

CMS Releases Guide to Reopening of Health Care Facilities

COVID-19, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners
June 11, 2020
On June 9, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a guide for patients and beneficiaries as they consider their in-person care options. During the height of the pandemic, many health care systems and patients postponed non-...