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Deprescribing opportunities may differ across health care systems, nursing home settings, and prescribing cultures. The objective of this study was to compare the prevalence of STOPPFrail medications according to frailty status among residents of nursing homes in Australia, China, Japan, and Spain.

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February 23, 2024

Join CMS for an Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule Education Session

In January, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule to enhance access to health information and streamline prior authorization processes for medical items and services. CMS’ Office of Burden Reduction & Health Informatics will host a virtual education session on Mar...

Policy Snapshot

February 23, 2024

Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program Grant Deadline February 26

The Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) aims to maximize patient and family engagement to address care gaps and improve health outcomes for older adults by integrating geriatrics with primary care and other appropriate specialties using the Age-Friendly Health Systems Framework.

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February 23, 2024

LTC Providers Release Recommendations to Enhance LTC Providers’ Role in Value-Based Care

The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) and the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) jointly released a set of recommendations that were recently shared with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that, if implemented, would increase the par...

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February 23, 2024

Case-Based Look at Infection Control Offers Promising Solutions

“There are some dangerous infectious agents residents may harbor. As they get more frequent—and the CDC says the numbers are up significantly, we will have to contend with them, for example, CPCRE, Candida Auris,” says Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD, moderator of an upcoming AMDA webinar, TBP, EBP, and Outbreaks...

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Fall Prevention and Liability in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Identifying New Funding Opportunities: How One Society Chapter Weathered the Pandemic

American Assisted Living Nurses Association: The Best Hidden Resource for Assisted Living Nurses

Remembering Steven Levenson, MD, CMD

Comment on “Malnutrition and Polypharmacy in Older Adult Patients Receiving Home Care Nursing Services: A Cross-sectional Study”

Deprescribing Opportunities for Frail Residents of Nursing Homes: A Multicenter Study in Australia, China, Japan, and Spain

Join CMS for an Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule Education Session

Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program Grant Deadline February 26

LTC Providers Release Recommendations to Enhance LTC Providers’ Role in Value-Based Care

Case-Based Look at Infection Control Offers Promising Solutions

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