Is Learning Worth the Trouble? — Improving Health Care System Participation in Embedded Research

Is Learning Worth the Trouble? — Improving Health Care System Participation in Embedded Research

July 1, 2021

A paper about the importance of embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs) in generating real-world evidence without the limitations associated with observational studies or the time, expense, and lack of generalizability that are barriers to conducting conventional randomized clinical trials. The authors’ experience working in the coordinating center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory has demonstrated the feasibility of conducting innovative multicenter ePCTs for various conditions. Read the full article here.

Mor: Time to rethink U.S. nursing home landscape

Mor: Time to rethink U.S. nursing home landscape

May 17, 2021

A paper highlighting Dr. Vince Mor’s perspective on the notion of separating post-acute care from residential, long-term care. Mor believes combining long-term and post-acute care services in large, shared settings may have run its course, a viewpoint he says is supported by research into COVID-19’s rapid spread in skilled nursing facilities. Read the full article here.

Proceedings from an International Virtual Townhall: Reflecting on the COVID-19 Pandemic: Themes from Long-Term Care

Proceedings from an International Virtual Townhall: Reflecting on the COVID-19 Pandemic: Themes from Long-Term Care

A paper summarizing the themes of and discussions had in a virtual Town Hall meeting hosted by Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario, in collaboration with interRAI and the International Federation on Aging on September 25, 2020. The purpose of this event was to bring together international perspectives from researchers, clinicians, and policy experts to address disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Long Term Care homes and important themes potentially amenable to timely policy interventions. Read the full article here.

Plan switching among Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias

Plan switching among Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias

March 23, 2021

A paper presenting results from a study in which researchers used hospital, outpatient, and post‐acute care data to identify MA beneficiaries with and without ADRD in 2014. Multinomial logit models estimated the percentage of people who disenrolled to traditional Medicare (TM) or switched to a different MA plan in 2015. Read the full article here.

Effectiveness of the Care of Persons With Dementia in Their Environments Intervention When Embedded in a Publicly Funded Home- and Community-Based Service Program

Effectiveness of the Care of Persons With Dementia in Their Environments Intervention When Embedded in a Publicly Funded Home- and Community-Based Service Program

October 26, 2020

A paper presenting results from a study in which an evidence-based, nonpharmacologic intervention for persons living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD) and their informal caregivers, Care of Persons with Dementia in their Environments (COPE), was tested in a Medicaid and state revenue-funded home and community-based service (HCBS) program. Read the full article here.