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CMS Release SNF PPS Proposed Rule

Policy Snapshot
Care Settings/Types, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners
May 3, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule on April 27, 2018 to overhaul the payment system for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The rule would update the payment rates used under the prospective payment system (...

HHS Begins New Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force

Policy Snapshot
Medication, Opioids, Pain Management, Practitioners
May 3, 2018
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this week the appointment of 28 members to the new Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force (Task Force). The Task Force was established to propose updates to best...

Comparative Effectiveness of Disease Management With Information Communication Technology for Preventing Hospitalization and Readmission in Adults With Chronic Congestive Heart Failure

JAMDA
May 2, 2018
Critical appraisal of all available evidence regarding the role of noninvasive communication technology for improving patient survival and reducing hospital admissions in adults with chronic heart failure (HF).

Breaking Science in Antibiotic Stewardship

Podcasts
Skilled Nursing Care, Antimicrobial/Antibiotic Stewardship, Antibiotics/Antimicrobials
May 2, 2018
This podcast features a roundtable discussion with University of Maryland Nurse Practitoner Doctoral candidates: Nadia Khan, MPH, BSN, RN, Lauren Meekins, RN, and Venessa Ohakam, NP. Template for an Antibiotic Stewardship Policy for PALTC Settings...

Directions & Connections

JAMDA
May 1, 2018

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JAMDA
May 1, 2018

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JAMDA
May 1, 2018

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JAMDA
May 1, 2018

Language as an Application of Mindfulness

JAMDA
May 1, 2018
In December 2017, word spread that staff and scientists in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were prohibited from using seven words or phrases: vulnerable, entitlement, diversity, transgender, fetus, evidence-based, and science-...

Socially Assistive Robots and Their Potential in Enhancing Older People's Activity and Social Participation

JAMDA
May 1, 2018
We learned from 2 highly innovative, RCT-based studies1,2 published in your journal that if a companion robot or “interactive surfaces” technology is introduced into the care mix, older people smile and socialize more frequently, become more active...