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Search Results for: antipsychotic drugs

CMA Alert – Meeting with Seema Verma re: Nursing Home Protections; Graham-Cassidy Take Two; Antipsychotic Drugs; Upcoming Webinar

June 28, 2018

Center for Medicare Advocacy Discusses Nursing Home Resident Protections with CMS Administrator Seema Verma Did CMS’s Partnership to Improve Dementia Care Reduce the Inappropriate Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs for Nursing Home Residents … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – Meeting with Seema Verma re: Nursing Home Protections; Graham-Cassidy Take Two; Antipsychotic Drugs; Upcoming Webinar

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Did CMS’s Partnership to Improve Dementia Care Reduce the Inappropriate Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs for Nursing Home Residents as Much as CMS Claims? Two Recent Studies Say No

June 28, 2018

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has ended its campaign to reduce the inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs for long-stay residents in nursing facilities (formally called the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in … [Read more...] about Did CMS’s Partnership to Improve Dementia Care Reduce the Inappropriate Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs for Nursing Home Residents as Much as CMS Claims? Two Recent Studies Say No

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, antipsychotics, Skilled Nursing Facility, Weekly Alert

CMA Alert – Home Health Care Barriers; Overuse of Antipsychotic Drugs; More

February 7, 2018

Barriers to Home Care Created by CMS Payment, Quality Measurement, and Fraud Investigation Systems Elder Justice Alert: Human Rights Watch Publishes In-Depth Report on Antipsychotic Drug Use in U.S. Nursing Homes Consumer Statement on New Federal … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – Home Health Care Barriers; Overuse of Antipsychotic Drugs; More

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Elder Abuse in Nursing Facilities: The Over-Administration of Antipsychotic Drugs to Nursing Home Residents

June 15, 2016

The Administration on Aging defines a subcategory of elder abuse – “physical abuse” – as “inflicting physical pain or injury on a senior, e.g. slapping, bruising, or restraining by physical or chemical … [Read more...] about Elder Abuse in Nursing Facilities: The Over-Administration of Antipsychotic Drugs to Nursing Home Residents

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: antipsychotics, snf, Weekly Alert

Antipsychotic Drugs and Nursing Home Residents: What Do the Different Numbers Mean?

March 12, 2015

Last week’s Alert discussed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’s) National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) recent report on antipsychotic … [Read more...] about Antipsychotic Drugs and Nursing Home Residents: What Do the Different Numbers Mean?

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: antipsychotics, snf, Weekly Alert

Has CMS’s Partnership with the Nursing Home Industry Really Reduced the Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs by Nursing Home Residents as Much as CMS Claims? No.

March 5, 2015

In September 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)[1] reported that the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care had reduced the use of antipsychotic drugs with nursing home residents by 15.1%, “exceeding” the … [Read more...] about Has CMS’s Partnership with the Nursing Home Industry Really Reduced the Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs by Nursing Home Residents as Much as CMS Claims? No.

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: antipsychotics, snf, Weekly Alert

CMA Report: Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes, Part Three – Recommendations to Improve the Citing of Deficiencies

January 23, 2014

As required by the 1987 federal Nursing Home Reform Law,[1] CMS has developed, tested, and periodically revised a survey protocol that state surveyors, who are generally employed by the state health departments, must use to determine nursing … [Read more...] about CMA Report: Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes, Part Three – Recommendations to Improve the Citing of Deficiencies

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: antipsychotics, Skilled Nursing Facility, Weekly Alert

CMA Report on Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes – Part Two: What the Surveyors Say

January 2, 2014

The Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) has reported on the misuse of antipsychotic drugs by nursing homes for many years, discussing Congressional hearings and federal reports and the high personal and financial cost of the misuse of the … [Read more...] about CMA Report on Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes – Part Two: What the Surveyors Say

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CMA Report: Examining Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Facilities

December 12, 2013

The misuse of antipsychotic drugs by nursing homes has been the subject of Congressional hearings and Government reports for many decades.[1]  More than 300,000 nursing home residents take antipsychotic drugs and, as the Inspector General found, … [Read more...] about CMA Report: Examining Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Facilities

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: antipsychotics, Quality of Care, Skilled Nursing Facility, Weekly Alert

Misuse of Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes: Are We Making Any Progress?

November 14, 2013

The recent settlement of criminal and civil charges against Johnson & Johnson for off-label marketing of Risperdal for nursing home residents once again brings the issue of antipsychotic drugs and nursing homes to public attention.  A group … [Read more...] about Misuse of Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes: Are We Making Any Progress?

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: antipsychotics, Skilled Nursing Facility, Weekly Alert

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