Policy Snapshot
February 9, 2024
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Policy Snapshot
February 9, 2024
CMS Calling on Skilled Nursing Facilities to Report All Medical Directors Now
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently clarified that hospice and skilled nursing facility (SNF) medical directors and administrators are always considered managing employees for Medicare provider enrollment purposes. CMS is calling on all hospices and SNFs to report all current ma...
Spotlight
February 9, 2024
The Culture of Aging and Bias of Ageism
Older people often get ignored, dismissed, disrespected, and misunderstood in a society seemingly obsessed with beauty and youth. AMDA members and others who work in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) must face the realities of ageism and the challenges of overcoming it. AMDA On-The-Go Host Diane Sander...
JAMDA
February 7, 2024
Using Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling to Examine Caregiver Distress and Its Contributors
To develop and test the direct and indirect associations between caregiver distress and its many contributing factors and covariates.
Podcast
February 7, 2024
AMDA On-The-Go | Ageism Two-Part Series | Is Ageism the Cornerstone of Our PALTC Infrastructure? (Part 2 of 2)
JAMDA
February 6, 2024
A National Survey on Point of Care Ultrasonography Use Among Veterans Affairs Clinicians in Home Care and Skilled Nursing Facilities
Older adults who are homebound and those in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) often have limited access to point of care imaging to inform clinical decision making. Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) can help span this gap by augmenting the physical examination to aid in diagnosis and triaging. Although...
JAMDA
February 6, 2024
Comparison of the Incidence of Functional Disability Correlated With Social Participation Among Older Adults in Japan
Japan, which has the world's longest life expectancy, has been reporting rejuvenation of physical function among its older adult population. However, evidence for the incidence of functional disability is limited. This study aimed to investigate the comparison in the incidence of functional disability...
JAMDA
February 3, 2024
Patient Priorities Care Increases Long-Term Service and Support Use: Propensity Match Cohort Study
Patient priorities care (PPC) is an evidence-based approach designed to help patients achieve what matters most to them by identifying their health priorities and working with clinicians to align the care they provide to the patient's priorities. This study examined the impact of the PPC approach on l...
JAMDA
February 3, 2024
Change in Provider Specialty Was Associated With Less Fluoroquinolone Use at a Veterans Affairs Long-Term Care Setting
In July 2021, as part of a planned multiyear broad and long-term organizational realignment, the general medicine service assumed continuous care of residents at a Community Living Center (CLC), which are nursing homes within the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system. We hypothesized that practitioners ...
Policy Snapshot
February 2, 2024
