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JAMDA
July 4, 2020
Studies show that in nursing homes (NHs), the prevalence of moderate-to-severe obesity has doubled in the last decade and continues to increase. Obese residents are often complex and costly, and this increase in prevalence has come at a time when...
JAMDA
July 3, 2020
Sustaining benefits of an exercise program is difficult as adherence is often poor after supervised intervention is over. This study aimed to determine whether the effects of active learning education on physical activity, dietary habits, and...
Policy Snapshot
July 2, 2020
Last week, three minority members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging—Ranking Member Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Ron Wyden (D-OR)—released a new report, COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: How the Trump Administration Failed...
Policy Snapshot
July 2, 2020
Last week, the Society joined the American Medical Association and other national medical organizations in urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement the office visit increases and waive the requirement for the Centers for...
Policy Snapshot
July 2, 2020
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the 2021 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Self-Nomination Materials are now posted on the Quality Payment Program Resource Library . You may access the 2021...
Policy Snapshot
July 2, 2020
This series is brought to you by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Quality Improvement Organization Program, a national network of Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organizations serving every state and...
Policy Snapshot
July 2, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted guidance on the allowance of telehealth encounters for the eligible professional and eligible clinician electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) used in CMS quality reporting...
Spotlight
July 1, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Wound care is always a top priority in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC), but the COVID-19 pandemic—where residents are more sedentary and practitioners are conducting many exams remotely—has brought new focus...
JAMDA
July 1, 2020
JAMDA
July 1, 2020