JAMDA
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JAMDA
February 22, 2022
Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis: An Unusual Cause of Nausea, Vomiting and Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
JAMDA
February 18, 2022
The Surprise Question in Older Hospitalized Patients: To Use or Not to Use?
JAMDA
March 11, 2022
Mortality, Health Care Use, and Costs of Infections in Older AdultsClostridioides difficileMortality, Health Care Use, and Costs of Infections in Older Adults
Estimate mortality, cost, and health care resource utilization for Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥65 years who suffered a primary infection (CDI) episode only or any recurrent CDI, and understand how outcomes covary with death.
JAMDA
June 1, 2014
Rare Case of Catastrophic Diffuse Hemorrhage Complicating Sepsis and Meningitis Due to in an Elderly Woman Mimicking Hemorrhagic SepticemiaPasteurella stomatisRare Case of Catastrophic Diffuse Hemorrhage Complicating Sepsis and Meningitis Due to in an E
Spotlight
October 4, 2023
Get More of a Good Thing and Improve Recruitment, Retention
Post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) communities have been struggling with staffing shortages since before the pandemic. That’s why AMDA has revived an initiative—More of a Good Thing: A Framework to Grow and Strengthen the PALTC Careforce—featuring innovative ideas, fresh looks at ways to increase recrui...
JAMDA
October 28, 2019
Deprescribing as a Clinical Improvement Focus
Polypharmacy is a concern in the practice of geriatrics because of consequences such as adverse drug events and poorer quality of life. Deprescribing, a response to polypharmacy, refers to the systematic, programmed, and appropriate reduction in drug number and dose. Although now broadly recognized, challe...
Policy Snapshot
November 1, 2024
Ask Congress to Support New Bill Preventing Medicare Payment Cuts
Without congressional action, the budget neutrality requirements mandated by the CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule will cause the Conversion Factor (CF) to decrease from approximately $33.29 to $32.36 starting January 1, 2025. This 2.8% reduction marks the fifth consecutive year ...
JAMDA
November 18, 2023
A Novel Home-Based Medication Management Program and Its Influence on Hospitalization Rates among Home Health Care Recipients
Patients do not take their medicine as prescribed 50% of the time, and of medication-related hospital admissions in the United States, 33% to 69% are due to poor medication adherence, at a cost of approximately $100 billion a year. Continue CareRx (CCRx) is a novel home-based medication management program ...
JAMDA
October 29, 2025
Education for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities: A Needs Assessment and Pilot Intervention
To assess educational needs for certified nursing assistants (CNAs) in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), develop an adapted curriculum based on identified priorities, and evaluate its impact on CNA attitudes toward clinical care and self-care.
