JAMDA
May 17, 2024
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JAMDA
May 17, 2024
The Impact of Deprescribing Interventions on the Drug Burden Index and Other Outcomes: A Systematic Review
The Drug Burden Index (DBI) calculates a person's exposure to anticholinergic and sedative medications. We aimed to review randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of deprescribing interventions that reported the DBI as an outcome, their characteristics, effectiveness in reducing the DBI, and impact on oth...
Policy Snapshot
May 16, 2024
Hospice: New Requirement for Physicians Who Certify Patient Eligibility Effective June 3
For Medicare to pay for hospice services, the following physicians must enroll in Medicare or opt out by June 3, 2024: (1) The hospice medical director or the physician member of the hospice interdisciplinary group who certifies the patient’s terminal condition; (2) Patient-designated attending physician (...
Policy Snapshot
May 16, 2024
2024 QPP Exception Applications Are Now Available
The 2024 Quality Payment Program (QPP) exception applications are available through December 31, 2024, at 8:00 PM ET. Two types of exception applications allow users to indicate why they cannot report data for one or more Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance categories.
Policy Snapshot
May 16, 2024
CMS Releases 2024 Measure Development Plan Annual Report
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted the 2024 Quality Measure Development Plan (MDP) Annual Report, which describes progress in developing clinician quality measures to support the Quality Payment Program (QPP).
JAMDA
May 16, 2024
Personalized Tablets for Residents in Long-Term Care to Support Recreation and Mitigate Isolation
There is a digital divide in long-term care homes (LTCHs), with few residents having regular access to internet-connected devices. In this study, we provided long-term care residents with personalized and adapted tablets. We aimed to understand what factors influenced tablet use and the impact of tablet ac...
Podcast
May 15, 2024
AMDA On-The-Go | D2D Edition | Deprescribing of Anticoagulants: The IF, WHEN and HOW, a Discussion with a Cardiologist
Spotlight
May 14, 2024
Pattee Award Winner Didn't Start as an Educator, but he Became a Great One
Charles Crecelius, MD, PhD, FACP, CMD, has a rare combination of traits that make him a great educator. He is knowledgeable but continues to learn and stay on top of issues; he brings practical, real-world experience to his teachings; and he has a natural sense of humor that makes even dry topics interesti...
JAMDA
May 14, 2024
Natural Language Processing to Identify Home Health Care Patients at Risk for Becoming Incapacitated With No Evident Advance Directives or Surrogates
Home health care patients who are at risk for becoming Incapacitated with No Evident Advance Directives or Surrogates (INEADS) may benefit from timely intervention to assist them with advance care planning. This study aimed to develop natural language processing algorithms for identifying home care patient...
JAMDA
May 13, 2024
