Policy Snapshot
May 3, 2024
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Policy Snapshot
May 3, 2024
Skilled Nursing Facility Place of Service Codes: Updated Resources from CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated Medicare Learning Network resources to clarify the place of service codes you should use for inpatient services outside of a facility.
Spotlight
May 3, 2024
Partner With QINs-QIOs on Quality Efforts that Promote Retention
With the Minimum Staffing Rule finalized and acuity increasing in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities, retaining experienced staff has never been more crucial. The good news is that facility leaders don’t need to face these challenges alone. The latest More of a Good Thing: A Framework to Grow...
Clinical Alerts
May 2, 2024
Urine Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based (PCR) Testing Guidance
JAMDA
May 1, 2024
Symptomatic and Preventive Medication Use before and after Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis: A 10-Year Matched Cohort Study
To investigate longitudinal changes in symptomatic and preventive medication use among community-dwelling people with and without Alzheimer's disease (AD) 5 years pre- and post-AD diagnosis.
JAMDA
May 1, 2024
Frailty Predicts Dementia and Death in Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care
To investigate how the accumulation of deficits traditionally related and not traditionally related to dementia predicts dementia and mortality.
JAMDA
April 30, 2024
Associations between Physical Activity and the Incidence of Cerebrovascular Disease or All-Cause Mortality among 146,742 Older Adults: A 13-Year Prospective Cohort Study
Although studies have indicated that physical activity (PA) is related to cardiovascular disease, the specific association between PA and incident cerebrovascular disease (CBVD) remains uncertain. The current study aimed to investigate the associations between PA levels and the CBVD incidence or all-cause ...
JAMDA
April 30, 2024
COVID-19 Pandemic and Stroke Care in Patients with Dementia Compared to Other Stroke Patients
The primary objective of this study was to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of stroke care for patients with preexisting dementia, compared with patients who had only stroke. The secondary aim was to investigate how the quality of stroke care changed during the pandemic and post-p...
JAMDA
April 30, 2024
Telehealth and Diagnostic Criteria for UTI: Synthesis of Current Evidence
JAMDA
April 30, 2024
