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03/09/2023
AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine | March 8
News
Headlines:
New/Updated Guidance
- CDC HAN: Measles Exposure at a Large Gathering in Kentucky, February 2023 and Global Measles Outbreaks
- USPSTF Draft Recommendation Statement - Anxiety in Adults: Screening
Journal Articles/Preprints
- JAMDA: Pathways Into Assisted Living Communities: Admission Limitations and Assessment Requirements Across the United States
- JAMDA: Quality of Nursing Homes Among ADRD Residents Newly Admitted From the Community: Does Race Matter?
- JAMDA: Measurement of Intrinsic Capacity in Older Adults: A Scoping Review and Quality Assessment
- JAMDA: Nudge-Based Interventions on Health Promotion Activity Among Very Old People: A Pragmatic, Two-Arm, Participant-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
- Choosing wisely initiative for reducing urine cultures for asymptomatic bacteriuria and catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria in an 11-hospital safety net system
- Food Insufficiency, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Status, and 9-Year Trajectory of Cognitive Function in Older Adults: The Longitudinal National Health and Aging Trends Study, 2012–2020
- One-Year Adverse Outcomes Among US Adults With Post–COVID-19 Condition vs Those Without COVID-19 in a Large Commercial Insurance Database
Research Reports/White Paper
- Stress-Related COVID Vaccine Reactions May Mimic Anaphylaxis
- Care Experiences Are Worse in For-Profit Hospices Than in Not-for-Profit Hospices
- Bacterial co-infections linked to higher risk of death in US COVID patients
- Adding Abilify Eased Tough-to-Treat Depression in Seniors — Augmenting antidepressants with aripiprazole significantly better than switching to bupropion
Podcasts/Webinars
News/News Analysis
- March issue of Caring for the Ages with a focus on pain in PALTC
- Nudging residents toward positive habits can decrease social isolation: study
- Skilled Nursing Providers Step Up to Meet Increasing Behavioral Health Needs, Regulatory Scrutiny
- FDA panel recommends GSK's RSV vaccine for ages 60 and up
- The Ongoing War on Infections
- Providers pepper CMS with schizophrenia questions; agency cautions on MDS changes
- Provider groups divided on whether to make provision of skilled care in assisted living permanent
- CMS Data Shows SNFs a ‘Good Landing Spot’ For Less Acute Patients, Emboldens Calls for Ending 3-Day Stay Rule
- FDA panel narrowly endorses Pfizer vaccine for RSV in older adults
- The Partnership of Baldrige Criteria and Quality Awards