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JAMDA
August 1, 2016

Editorial Board

JAMDA
August 1, 2016

Sarcopenia Is Recognized as an Independent Condition by an International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) Code

JAMDA
August 1, 2016
As of October 1, 2016, sarcopenia will have its own International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). The assigned code will be M62.84 and will be available for use as of October 1, 2016. Those of us in...

Erratum

JAMDA
August 1, 2016
The authors, Fiatarone Singh MA, Gates N, Saigal N, et al. of the article, The Study of Mental and Resistance Training (SMART) Study—Resistance Training and/or Cognitive Training in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Sham...

News From the Society

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2016
Each issue of Caring for the next few months will feature a profile of a different Society committee. We want to pay tribute to these devoted Society members and encourage others to learn about our committees and consider volunteering to serve on...

When Antibiotics Aren’t the Answer

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2016
Kenneth Brubaker, MD, CMD, a Pennsylvania-based medical director, talks about why positive urine tests don’t necessarily mean someone has a urinary tract infection and needs antibiotics.

Journal Highlights From the August Issue of JAMDA

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2016
Although nursing homes have begun promoting smaller, “homelike” care models, there is limited evidence as to how effective these models are, researchers have found.

How To Mind Your Own Business

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2016
Writing about the AMDA – the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Annual Conference is always a challenge. I’m going to describe it with a thesis statement:

Sleep Apnea in Later Life More Than Doubles Subsequent Alzheimer’s Risk

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2016
DENVER — Obstructive sleep apnea diagnosed later in life is associated with an increased likelihood of subsequent Alzheimer’s disease, Omonigho Bubu, MD, MPH, reported at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

Telemedicine Provides Bedside Care in the Nursing Home

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2016
The evolving medical delivery system demands much more from nursing facilities today. Nursing facilities now increasingly care for the most frail, complex patients. As hospital lengths of stay have been driven down, 30-day hospital readmission...