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Sarcopenia Is Associated With Physical and Mental Components of Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults

JAMDA
May 23, 2017
To estimate the association between sarcopenia and the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among community-dwelling older adults.

Advocacy Easy and More Important Than Ever

Spotlight
End-of-Life Care, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Resident
May 19, 2017
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Never has public policy advocacy been more important. That is why Society leaders and staff are burning the midnight oil to ensure that post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) practitioners and their patients have a...

SNF QRP: Submission Deadline Extension - Now June 1st

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Quality
May 19, 2017
Due to extenuating circumstances, the reporting deadline for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Fiscal Year 2018 payment determination has been extended from May 15, 2017, to June 1, 2017. The MDS assessment data for...

Quality Payment Program Participation Criteria Webinar — May 22

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality
May 19, 2017
Monday, May 22 from 1 to 2 pm ET Visit the event webpage to register. Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for an overview webinar on the participation criteria used to determine inclusion in the Merit-based Incentive Payment...

Society Leader to Provide Update on National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and QAPI Call — June 15

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Payment
May 19, 2017
Thursday, June 15 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET To register or for more information, visit MLN Connects® Event Registration . During this call, learn about appropriate assessment and evaluation for the accurate diagnosis of schizophrenia and other mental...

Society a Key Partner in Upcoming LTPAC HIT Summit

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Practice Management, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Health Information Technology (HIT), Quality
May 19, 2017
The Society is once again a strategic partner for the upcoming 13th Annual Long-Term and Post-Acute Care (LTPAC) Health IT Summit being held in Baltimore, MD, June 26-27. The Summit focuses on key health information technology (HIT) issues facing...

A Simple Algorithm to Predict Falls in Primary Care Patients Aged 65 to 74 Years: The International Mobility in Aging Study

JAMDA
May 16, 2017
Primary care practitioners need simple algorithms to identify older adults at higher risks of falling. Classification and regression tree (CaRT) analyses are useful tools for identification of clinical predictors of falls.

Dysphagia: A New Geriatric Syndrome

JAMDA
May 16, 2017
Over the last decade, there has been increasing awareness that oropharyngeal dysphagia should be recognized as a geriatric syndrome.1 In this issue of the Journal, we include a review on dysphagia2 and an article relating dysphagia to sarcopenia.3...

Impaired Response Selection During Stepping Predicts Falls in Older People—A Cohort Study

JAMDA
May 16, 2017
Response inhibition, an important executive function, has been identified as a risk factor for falls in older people. This study investigated whether step tests that include different levels of response inhibition differ in their ability to predict...

Webinar Prepares Practitioners, Teams to Improve Behaviors, Reduce Antipsychotics

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Dementia, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Antipsychotics, Medication Management, Patient Centered
May 12, 2017
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Reducing antipsychotic use is an important goal for practitioners and facilities alike. However, says Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, Associate Professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, “...