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01/25/2023
AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine | January 25
COMMERCIAL: COVID-19 Update
Headlines:
New/Updated Guidance
Journal Articles/Preprints
- MMWR: Reasons for Receiving or Not Receiving Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Vaccinations Among Adults — United States, November 1–December 10, 2022
- JAMDA: What Tools Can We Use to Screen for Fall Risk in Older Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment? Findings From the MEMENTO Cohort
- JAMDA: Severity of COVID-19 among residents in aged care facilities in Victoria, Australia: A retrospective cohort study comparing the Delta and Omicron epidemic periods
- Risk of autoimmune diseases in patients with COVID-19: A retrospective cohort study
- Persistent COVID-19 Symptoms at 6 Months After Onset and the Role of Vaccination Before or After SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Research Reports/White Papers
- OIG: More Than a Thousand Nursing Homes Reached Infection Rates of 75 Percent or More in the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic; Better Protections Are Needed for Future Emergencies
- How the Public's Views on COVID-19 Have Shifted Since the Pandemic Began
- Paying people to take COVID vaccine worked well, study finds
- Convalescent plasma may cut risk of death in immune-impaired COVID patients
- Is Pulsed Steroid Riskier for COVID-19? — Observational study points to mortality disadvantage with high-dose pulses of methylprednisolon
- Beyond the Medication Pass: Attitudes, Ethics, Agency, and Antipsychotic Medications in Assisted Living/Residential Care
Podcasts/Webinars
- Clearing the Path for a Healthy New Year: Improving Bivalent Booster Rates in Long-Term Care, January 31, 2023, 1:00 PM ET
- JAMDA On-The-Go featuring Telepsychiatry, light therapy for sleep, salt intake association with dementia, and virtual interactions to combat depression
News/News Analysis
- Senators call on CMS to end push for mandatory staffing in nursing homes
- CMS completes minimum staffing study; targeting ‘onerous’ MA authorizations
- Medical Director Bill H.R. 177: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to ensure nursing facilities report information on medical directors of such facilities
- Israel says has not found a link between Pfizer COVID shot and stroke
- Medicare to Look More Closely at Antipsychotic Use in Nursing Homes
- Small-town nursing homes closing amid staffing crunch
- US health chief: COVID vaccinations up at nursing homes but egregious lapses exist
- Doctors in Congress working on Medicare payment fix
- Skilled nursing profits will shrink through 2026, even as other post-acute lines gain: analysis
- The next worrisome coronavirus variant could come from China — will it get detected?