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04/09/2022
AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine | April 6
COMMERCIAL: COVID-19 Update
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New/Updated Guidance
Journal Articles/Preprints
- Special JAMDA issue on Surgery in Older Persons - freely available for the next three months
- JAMDA: Post-Acute Care Outcomes and Functional Status Changes of Adults with New Cancer Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities
- JAMDA: Using Medicare Enrollment Data to Identify Beneficiaries in Assisted Living
- MMWR: Effectiveness of Homologous and Heterologous COVID-19 Booster Doses Following 1 Ad.26.COV2.S (Janssen [Johnson & Johnson]) Vaccine Dose Against COVID-19–Associated Emergency Department and Urgent Care Encounters and Hospitalizations Among Adults — VISION Network, 10 States, December 2021–March 2022
Research Reports/White Papers
- NIH begins clinical trial evaluating second COVID-19 booster shots in adults
- 3 Trends Shaping Clinical Excellence in Skilled Nursing
- Taking Stock of Medicare Advantage: Special Needs Plans
- Person-Centered Care: Why Taking Individuals’ Care Preferences into Account Matters
Podcasts/Webinars
- Office of the Surgeon General - Call for Stories on Health Misinformation. April 7, 2022, 4:30 PM ET
- More of a Good Thing: A Framework to Grow & Strengthen the PALTC Workforce, April 28, 4:00 PM ET
News/News Analysis
- ‘A great place to practice’: New AMDA president looks to advance medical directors’ influence
- CMS revises COVID-19 vaccine mandate guidance
- New Omicron variant XE found in UK but ‘too soon to say’ how contagious it is
- Reforms could start sooner than one year, Becerra says in ‘monumental’ nursing home meeting
- New laws let visitors see loved ones in health care facilities, even in an outbreak
- Once again, nursing home residents are paying the price
- HHS to Provide $110 Million to Strengthen Safety Net for Seniors and People with Disabilities
- CMS chief holds second 1-on-1 with providers as reform looms