The facility medical director role is changing. The days of signing forms, attending a meeting, and receiving monthly stipends are over. Welcome to active oversight, interventions for improving patient care, combating polypharmacy, evaluating and...
Clinical Quandary: Multiple complaints have been raised by staff and various family members about a long-term care resident with vascular dementia who is increasingly verbally abusive toward staff, other residents, and visitors. The resident has...
To evaluate the effect of interaction with a robotic seal (PARO) on pain and behavioral and psychological symptoms of people with dementia and chronic pain.
Gerontechnology aims at improving the functioning of older people and their carers in their daily lives as well as improving gerontological practices. To promote gerontechnology innovation in the hospital and bridge the gap between gerontechnology...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join The general sessions at the AMDA Annual Conference always feature key experts, thought leaders, news makers, and others. They are often standing-room-only, and they offer new ideas, cutting-edge information,...
The data submission period is open for Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians who participated in the 2019 performance period of the Quality Payment Program. Submit and update your data until 8 PM ET on March 31. Please note...
Please note that Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) initial claims that are processed out of sequence are not paying the correct Variable Per Diem (VPD)-adjusted rate. Also, all adjustment claims are not processing...
The National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes (NPIDCNH) will hold a call on Tuesday, March 3 from 1:30 to 3 PM ET. During this call, learn about new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) toolkits for nursing homes:...
Due to ongoing interest, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a second webinar on Tuesday, March 3, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM ET to provide an overview of the MIPS Value Pathways (also referred to as MVPs) participation...
