Policy Snapshot
May 5, 2025
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JAMDA
February 8, 2025
Urinary Incontinence Is an Independent Risk Factor for Nursing Home Placement among Assisted Living Residents
Prior studies suggested that urinary incontinence (UI) may be a risk factor for nursing home (NH) placement among older community-dwelling individuals. Our objectives were to evaluate if UI is an independent risk factor in NH placement among assisted living (AL) residents and assess the impact of UI on NH ...
JAMDA
February 7, 2025
A Comparison of Measures for Identifying Possible Dementia in Veterans Affairs Nursing Home Residents
Identifying people with possible dementia in health care systems is important to study outcomes and target improvements in care. This study sought to compare the performance of diagnostic codes and Minimum Data Set (MDS)-based measures for identifying dementia and cognitive impairment in older veteran nurs...
JAMDA
March 3, 2025
Successful Care Conferences: Nursing Home Staff, Persons with Dementia, and Caregiver Perspectives
The objective of this study was to identify best practices for nursing home (NH) virtual care conferences using Me & My Wishes—videos that document care preferences of residents, including those living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Videos are shared during care conferences with c...
JAMDA
March 5, 2025
Do Medicare Accountable Care Organizations Impact Health Care Utilization among Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents?
Nursing home (NH) residents are high-cost, high-need Medicare beneficiaries. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have the potential to improve quality of care and reduce potentially unnecessary health care utilization. This study aimed to assess the impact of Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) ACOs o...
JAMDA
March 31, 2025
Trends in End-of-Life Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents between 2011 and 2020: Analyses of German Health Insurance Data
To investigate trends in end-of-life hospitalizations among nursing home residents between 2011 and 2020.
JAMDA
March 13, 2025
Physicians Who Provide Primary Care in US Nursing Homes: Characteristics and Care Patterns
To examine practice trends and characteristics of primary care physicians providing care in US nursing homes.
Policy Snapshot
November 18, 2024
Highlights from the 2024 AMA Interim House of Delegates Meeting
The 2024 Interim Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates covered critical issues affecting the U.S. health-care system. Among the most pressing topics was Medicare physician payment, which remains the AMA's top advocacy priority. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Ser...
JAMDA
July 28, 2020
Challenges in Tracking and Reporting Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care
The contemporary long-term care provider and interdisciplinary team are well aware of the recent focus on antibiotic use in their settings. Regulatory changes implemented by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services beginning in 2016 have required long-term care settings to look at antibiotic use in a mor...
JAMDA
February 7, 2025