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Handgrip Strength Asymmetry and Weakness May Accelerate Time to Mortality in Aging Americans

JAMDA
June 28, 2020
Assessing handgrip strength (HGS) asymmetry may provide insights into HGS as a prognostic assessment of strength capacity and vitality. This study sought to determine the associations of HGS asymmetry and weakness on time to mortality in aging...

June 28, 2020

Weekly Roundup
June 28, 2020
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Time Trends in Opioid Use by Dementia Severity in Long-Term Care Nursing Home Residents

JAMDA
June 27, 2020
Current information on opioid use in nursing home residents, particularly those with dementia, is unknown. We examined the temporal trends in opioid use by dementia severity and the association of dementia severity with opioid use in long-term care...

Residential Greenness Alters Serum 25(OH)D Concentrations: A Longitudinal Cohort of Chinese Older Adults

JAMDA
June 27, 2020
Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent among older adults. We aimed to study whether residential greenness could alter serum 25(OH)D concentrations as a possible mechanism of residential greenness's positive health effects.

What Should We Be Studying Regarding COVID-19?

JAMDA
June 26, 2020
Similar to other journals representing professional organizations dedicated to the care of older adults, JAMDA, the Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, has strived to publish approaches to care that are both scientifically valid and...

CMS Ending Blanket Waiver Requiring Nursing Homes to Submit Staffing Data

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
June 26, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced plans to end the emergency blanket waiver requiring all nursing homes to resume submitting staffing data through the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) system by August 14, 2020. The PBJ...

New Board Member Is Collaborator, Communicator, and Connector of Dots

Spotlight
June 25, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Victoria Walker, MD, CMD, a state presidents council representative on the 2020-2021 AMDA Board of Directors, is a collaborator and a “big picture” person. “I enjoy connecting the dots and looking at the horizon to...

CMS Issues FAQ on Nursing Home Visitation

Policy Snapshot
COVID-19, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
June 25, 2020
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a frequently asked questions (FAQ) document on nursing home visitation. It answers questions about reopening to visitors, participation in communal activities, and factors to...

CMS Announces Relief for Clinicians Participating in the Quality Payment Program in 2020

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
June 25, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing flexibilities for clinicians participating in the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in...

Data Underscores Need for Payment Models that Produce Better Health Outcomes

Policy Snapshot
COVID-19, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners
June 25, 2020
On June 22, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) called for a renewed national commitment to value-based care based on Medicare claims data that provides an early snapshot of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Medicare...