05/08/2023

AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine | May 3

News

Headlines:

New/Updated Guidance

• CMS: Guidance for the Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE)

Journal Articles/Preprints

• JAMDA: Policy-Driven Post-Acute Care Program Lowers Mortality Rate and Medical Expenditures After Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure: A Nationwide Propensity Score–Matched Study
• JAMDA: Federal Nursing Home Policies on Antipsychotics Had Similar Impacts by Race and Ethnicity for Residents With Dementia
• JAMDA: Evaluation of Dementia-Friendly Initiatives, Small-Scale Homelike Residential Care, and Dementia Village Models: A Scoping Review
• JAMDA: Postprandial Hypotension and Impaired Postprandial Sustained and Selective Attention in Older Inpatients: Is There a Link?
• Randomized Trial of BCG Vaccine to Protect against Covid-19 in Health Care Workers
• Embedding Health Equity in a Public Health Emergency Response: New York City’s Covid-19 Vaccination Experience
• Clinical Outcomes Following Treatment for COVID-19 With Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir and Molnupiravir Among Patients Living

Research Reports/White Papers

• Study: Monovalent mRNA COVID vaccine 76% effective against poor outcomes
• SNF Use Up with 3-Day Stay Waiver, But Faster Discharges, No Major Cost Increases
• Initiatives yield decline in antipsychotic use across resident racial, ethnic groups: study

Podcasts/Webinars

• TODAY: Substance Use Disorder and Buprenorphine Prescribing – What Every PALTC Medical Practitioner Needs to Know, May 3, 2023, 4:00 PM ET

News/News Analysis

• HHS ending healthcare worker COVID-19 vaccine mandate
• Big Trouble: Medicare Advantage Rates Strain SNF Margins, Deepen Sector’s Pain
• Evening, rotating shift workers have higher psychological stress: CDC
• CMS proposes mandatory quality measures, other changes to HCBS program
• The Super SNF Comes of Age: Advanced Care Programs Expand, Yield Results
• Evidence points to improving job market in senior living, economist says
• Rising AI and machine learning investments powering senior care advancements
• How virtual reality is boosting psychosocial treatments in seniors

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