Policy Snapshot
January 19, 2024
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Policy Snapshot
January 19, 2024
CDC Has Improved the Nursing Homes Reporting Process for COVID-19 Data in NHSN, but Challenges Remain
CDC and nursing homes experienced difficulties during a mass enrollment of more than 12,000 facilities into the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) to begin reporting COVID-19 data in May 2020. CDC improved the process of nursing home reporting to NHSN throughout the pandemic, but challenges remain. ...
Policy Snapshot
January 19, 2024
CMS Finalizes Rule to Expand Access to Health Information and Improve the Prior Authorization Process
CMS has finalized its Interoperability and Prior Authorization final rule (CMS-0057-F). The rule sets requirements for Medicare Advantage organizations, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) fee-for-service programs, Medicaid managed care plans, CHIP managed care entities, and issuers...
Policy Snapshot
January 19, 2024
AMDA Urges Congress to Pass Legislation to Reverse 3.37% Medicare Payment Cuts
AMDA has joined the American Medical Association and more than 50 national and state medical associations in urging Congress to quickly pass legislation to reverse the 3.37% Medicare physician payment cuts that took effect January 1, 2024.
Podcast
January 19, 2024
AMDA On-The-Go | Ageism Two-Part Series | The Culture of Aging and the Bias of Ageism (Part 1 of 2)
JAMDA
January 19, 2024
Exploring Staffing Levels in Adult Day Services: Does Profit Status Matter?
For more than 4 decades, adult day service centers (ADSCs) have provided long-term care services and socialization to hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. An important part of the long-term care continuum, ADSCs serve older adults and adults with disabilities, many of whom have low incomes...
JAMDA
January 18, 2024
Research Gaps Concerning Human-Animal Interactions and Animal-Assisted Services in Nursing Homes
JAMDA
January 18, 2024
Lifetime Physical Activity and Late-Life Mild Cognitive Impairment in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Regular physical activity throughout life is generally recommended to prevent dementia; however, there is little evidence regarding the association between lifetime physical activity and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which often precedes dementia. This study aimed to examine the association of lifetime ...
Podcast
January 18, 2024
AMDA On-The-Go | BPSD Bootcamp: What to Do in a Crisis? (Part 2 of 2)
JAMDA
January 17, 2024
Palliative End-of-Life Medication Prescribing Rates in Long-Term Care: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Medications are often needed to manage distressing end-of-life symptoms (eg, pain, agitation).
