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The Case for Conducting Pragmatic Dementia Care Trials in Medicaid Home and Community-Based Service Settings

JAMDA
October 30, 2023
Medicaid-funded home and community-based services (HCBSs) reach large numbers of individuals living with dementia who would otherwise reside in nursing homes with Medicaid funding. Medicaid HCBSs also often augment care provided by family and other...

Nine-Year Analysis of Industry Payments to Geriatricians in the United States Between 2014 and 2022

JAMDA
October 30, 2023
Financial interactions between physicians and the health care industry might create potential conflicts of interest among physicians. However, little is known about the financial relationships between geriatricians and the health care industry. This...

Timing of Goals of Care Discussions in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review

JAMDA
October 30, 2023
Discussions between health professionals and nursing home (NH) residents or their families about the current or future goals of health care may be associated with better outcomes at the end of life (EOL), such as avoidance of unwanted interventions...

Challenges in Deprescribing among Older Adults in Post-Acute Care Transitions to Home

JAMDA
October 29, 2023
Medications with a higher risk of harm or that are unlikely to be beneficial are used by nearly all older patients in home health care (HHC). The objective of this study was to understand stakeholders’ perspectives on challenges in deprescribing...

Exploring Overt Racial and Ethnic Conflict in Resident-to-Resident Aggression in Long-Term Care Facilities

JAMDA
October 28, 2023
Resident-to-resident aggression (RRA) in long-term care facilities is gaining recognition as a serious problem. Racial/ethnic conflict may be a contributing factor to RRA incidents, but it remains insufficiently studied. Our goal was to explore...

Changes in Antidementia Medications upon Admission to the Nursing Home: Who Decides and Why? Results From a National Survey of Nursing Home Administrators

JAMDA
October 28, 2023
Little is known about who is involved and what factors influence changes in antidementia medications for older adults living in nursing homes. The study sought to describe factors associated with initiation and discontinuation of antidementia...

Nursing Facility Evaluation and Management Visits: Comparative Billing Report in October

Policy Snapshot
October 27, 2023
This month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will issue a Comparative Billing Report (CBR) on Medicare Part B claims for nursing facility evaluation and management visits. Use the data-driven report to compare your billing...

Nursing Facility Evaluation and Management Visits: Comparative Billing Report in October

Policy Snapshot
October 27, 2023
This month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will issue a Comparative Billing Report (CBR) on Medicare Part B claims for nursing facility evaluation and management visits. Use the data-driven report to compare your billing...

Reminder: Upcoming MIPS Important Dates and Deadlines

Policy Snapshot
October 27, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would like to remind clinicians of the following upcoming Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) dates and deadlines: November 30, 2023 Last day to register to report a MIPS Value Pathway (...

A Systematic Review of the Effects of Advance Care Planning Interventions in Nursing Homes

JAMDA
October 27, 2023
Advance care planning (ACP) interventions are implemented to achieve outcomes such as improving end-of-life care and increasing goal-concordant care. ACP has been studied across various settings, but it is important to study the impacts of ACP in...