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Development of an Interdisciplinary Team Communication Framework and Quality Metrics for Home-Based Medical Care Practices

JAMDA
May 20, 2016
The unique needs of homebound adults receiving home-based medical care (HBMC) (ie, home-based primary care and home-based palliative care services) are ideally provided by interdisciplinary care teams (IDTs) that provide coordinated care. The...

Cloudy, Foul-Smelling Urine Not a Criteria for Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection in Older Adults

JAMDA
May 20, 2016
An absence of evidence-based guidelines for the management of commonly encountered infections is a significant barrier to better antibiotic stewardship in the long-term care (LTC) setting. Consequently, the peer-reviewed antimicrobial treatment...

Loneliness in Nursing Homes

JAMDA
May 20, 2016
Loneliness is a geriatric syndrome associated with impaired health, poor quality of life, cognitive decline, and increased mortality.1–4 Loneliness has been defined as a subjective feeling, a discrepancy between a person's own expectations and one's...

Development of an Interdisciplinary Team Communication Framework and Quality Metrics for Home-Based Medical Care Practices

JAMDA
May 20, 2016
The unique needs of homebound adults receiving home-based medical care (HBMC) (ie, home-based primary care and home-based palliative care services) are ideally provided by interdisciplinary care teams (IDTs) that provide coordinated care. The...

Observed Blood Pressure and Mortality Among People Aged 65 Years and Older: A Community-Based Cohort Study

JAMDA
May 18, 2016
The 2014 Eighth Joint National Committee guidelines for hypertension management emphasize the upper limit of blood pressure (BP) as the target for treatment in the elderly population. Given the uncertainty regarding optimal BP range, we aimed to...

Gait Performance in Hypertensive Patients on Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors

JAMDA
May 18, 2016
To examine the relationship between angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) use and gait performance in older adults.

Gait Performance in Hypertensive Patients on Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors

JAMDA
May 18, 2016
To examine the relationship between angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) use and gait performance in older adults.

AMA President Confronts Opioid Epidemic

Policy Snapshot
Medication, Medication Management, Opioids, Pain Management, Attending Physician
May 13, 2016
The American Medical Association (AMA) is calling on doctors to avoid opioids, and preferably use non-pharmacologic therapy and non-opioid pharmacologic therapy. In an open letter to doctors, AMA President Steven Stack said physicians should avoid...

CMS Transitional Care Management Services Fact Sheet Revised

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Transitions of Care
May 13, 2016
A revised Transitional Care Management Services Fact Sheet is available from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The fact sheet provides information about: Who can provide the service and supervision Settings, components, and...

Open Payments Reminder: Physician Dispute Period Ends May 15

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment
May 13, 2016
Physicians and teaching hospitals have until May 15 to voluntarily review data reported by drug and medical device makers about them for CY 2015, and, if necessary, dispute payments, before the data is made public on June 30, 2016. If you have never...