The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a webinar on the 2020 Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program on Thursday, January 16 from 1 to 2 PM ET. During this webinar, CMS reviews major changes to the Medicare Promoting...
To determine if implementation of Project Re-Engineered Discharge (RED), designed for hospitals but adapted for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), reduces hospital readmissions after SNF discharge to the community in residents admitted to the SNF...
Various mechanisms have been suggested for the age-associated concomitant decline of brain volume and musculoskeletal mass, strength, and function,1 most of which indicate that a decline in one tissue leads to decreased mutual feedback (chemical or...
The December 2019 issue of JAMDA includes 11 articles related to cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, and other dementias—no surprise, given that 50 million people across the globe have dementia. In 10 years, this number will grow to 82...
Antibiotics are among the most widely prescribed drugs in long-term care facilities, which highlights the importance of antibiotic stewardship (ABS) in this setting. In this article, we describe the experiences with ABS in nursing homes (NHs) from...
