JAMDA
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JAMDA
June 3, 2024
Nursing Home to Emergency Care Transition Form Has Limited Uptake But Improves Documentation
Critical information gaps exist in nursing home–to–emergency department (NH-ED) transfer documentation. Standardization of forms may address these gaps. In a single state, a Continuity of Care Acute Care Transfer (CoC) Form was standardized and mandated to be used for all NH-ED transfers. The objective of ...
JAMDA
October 16, 2020
Protocol for Telehealth Evaluation and Follow-up of Patients With Chronic Heart Failure During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Because of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, we were forced to cancel scheduled visits for nearly 150 patients followed in our heart failure (HF) outpatient clinic. Therefore, we structured a telephone follow-up, developing a standardized 23-item questionnaire from which we obtained the Cov...
Caring for the Ages
February 1, 2026
Response to the Letter to the Editor on “Advancing Coding and Education on Skin Failure”
Caring for the Ages appreciates Dr. Levine’s nuanced and well-referenced letter, which shares his perspective on the proposed new ICD-10 skin failure codes discussed in our October 2025 issue. Dr. Levine is a renowned wound care expert and raises valid points about whether rushing to get new codes adopted...
JAMDA
January 14, 2016
Root Cause Analyses of Transfers of Skilled Nursing Facility Patients to Acute Hospitals: Lessons Learned for Reducing Unnecessary Hospitalizations
Performing root cause analyses (RCA) on transfers of skilled nursing facility (SNF) patients to acute hospitals can help identify opportunities for care process improvements and education that may help prevent unnecessary emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and hospital readmissions. ...
Policy Snapshot
April 6, 2026
CMS Updates State Operations Manual for Nursing Homes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM) governing nursing home surveys and complaint investigations. The guidance was initially released through QSO 26 03 NH on January 30, 2026, with revisions to Chapters 5 and 7, and was subseque...
JAMDA
March 4, 2020
Reducing Transfers among Long-Stay Nursing Facility Residents to Acute Care Settings: Effect of the 2013‒2016 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Initiative
From 2013 to 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Facility Residents (“the Initiative”) tested a series of clinical interventions and care models, through organizations called Enhanced Care and Coordination Providers (ECCPs), wit...
Spotlight
May 4, 2026
Medical Director of the Year Believes in Cultivating an Interest in PALTC Medicine
Iris Boettcher, MD, CMD, FPALTC, has been a member of PALTmed since 1989 (back when it was known as AMDA) and has attended many of the organization’s annual conferences over the years. One of her favorite events has always been the general session where the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PAL...
JAMDA
November 19, 2025
Replacement of Accelerometer-Measured Sedentary Behavior With Physical Activity Reduces Dementia Risk
The mutual effects of different activity intensities in daily life, such as sedentary behavior (SB) and physical activity (PA), on dementia onset are not yet fully understood. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between replacing SB with PA and the risk of dementia in older adults by u...
JAMDA
April 26, 2016