Complete Story
10/19/2023
AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine | October 18
News
Headlines:
New/Updated Guidance
- CDC State of Vaccine Confidence Report
- CDC: Immunization Overview for Fall and Winter 2023-2024
- LGBTQ+ Inclusive Care
Journal Articles/Preprints
- JAMDA: Association Between Timing of Clinical Evaluation by a Physician or Advanced Practitioner and Risk of Rehospitalization in Older Adults Admitted to a Skilled Nursing Facility Following Hospitalization: A Cohort Study
- JAMDA: A Survey of Technology Abandonment in US Nursing Homes
- JAMDA: An Interdisciplinary Videoconference to Improve Transitions of Care and Reduce Readmission, Cost, and Post-Acute Length of Stay in a Teaching and Community Hospital
- JAMDA: Natural Language Processing Applied to Clinical Documentation in Post-acute Care Settings: A Scoping Review
- New Opportunities to Strengthen Medicaid Managed Care Network Adequacy Standards
Reports/White Papers
- Fulfilling the Promise of Equity for Older Adults — Opportunities in Law & Policy
- RN wages projected to grow more rapidly than wages for other professions, study finds
- Hold Off a Bit Before Operating on Broken Hips, Study Suggests
Podcasts/Webinars
- Recording of October 12 More of a Good Thing: Teaching Nursing Home Collaborative
- IPRO ECHO: When the Pain Won’t Stop – Whole Person Care Addressing Chronic Pain.
- Elevate Eldercare: Envisioning an Eldercare System Beyond Nursing Homes
News/News Analysis
- Timely Physician, Skilled Clinician Visits Reduce Rehospitalization Risk in Older Adults in Nursing Homes
- CMS officially removes one-time restriction for Alzheimer’s PET scan coverage
- Respiratory therapy, other coded services creating software snags under new MDS
- Union Presence – Especially at a County Level – Associated with Lower Turnover at Nursing Homes
- Nursing Home Staff Will See Minimum Wage Increase to $25 Per Hour in California
- Enhanced Bathing Routine Reduces Nursing Home Infections, Drug Resistance to Superbugs
