RESOURCES & ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Links to various articles and publications that may be of interest – click on this
link.
PUBLICATIONS/RESOURCES
Managed Medicare & Medicaid Factbook: 2013 Comprehensive Data & Statistics on MA, PDP &
Medicaid Plans To get a copy: Visit http://aishealth.com/marketplace/gfb17-esp344 or call (800) 5214323 mention code GFB17-ESP344
AZ Regional Extension Center Grant to help community based providers adopt/implement/upgrade to
a certified HER technology For more information: Contact Joseph Kolligan (602) 432-7261
Social Workers ListServ – University of Iowa has a Social Work List serv available that offers various
webinars http://clas.uiowa.edu/socialwork/nursing-home/nursing-home-social-workers-listserv
AZ Dept of Health Services launched AZ Hospital Compare, an online searchable database to help
consumers make educated decisions about their healthcare
http://www.azdhs.gov/search/index.htm?q=AZ%20hospitals
STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries Tool Kit for Health Care Providers
To download STEADI Tool Kit Materials, follow link:
http://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/Falls/steadi/index.html
Social Security has developed a new webpage for advocates, social service agencies and other third
parties that contains a wealth of information on the expanded online services that are now available by
using the my Social Security portal available at: www.socialsecurity.gov/pgm/thirdparty.html
Pocket Reference Guide for Cause of Death Certification in Arizona is available at the Maricopa County
Department of Public Healath www.medicalcertifier.org or www.codhelp.org or call Elizabeth Rabusa
at 602-506-6814.
The Federal Government website www.healthit.gov has numerous resources about implementing
electronic records and now has included steps to take to protect and secure information when using a
mobile device. This practice is becoming more and more common. Often physicians send text orders
and other resident specific information. Follow link to steps recommended to ensure information is
secure: http://www.healthit.gov/providers-professionals/ehr-privacy-security/10-step-plan
Pri-Med Geriatrics March 2013 Briefings
http://www.pri-med.com/pmo/MedicalNewsDetail.aspx?id=8916
Webinars
Upcoming Healthcare Webinars
http://aishealth.com/marketplace/webinars
Sep 19 - Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates Among the Elderly: Crucial Factors
12noon-1:00 pm To register or for more information: Padma Taggarse (602) 614-8942
Sept 25, 26, 30, Oct 1 - Coding & Billing for Influenza Vaccination by Sanofi Pasteur To Register: visit
http://bit.ly/cracking-the-codes
Oct 2 - Medicare and Influenza Vacinnation by Sanofi Pasteur Pasteur To Register: visit
http://bit.ly/cracking-the-codes
ARTICLE LINKS
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Affordable Care Act
American Journal of Public Health: The Affordable Care Act - The Value of Systemic Disruption
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/805453?nlid=32108_1521&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&uac=9740
3HZ&spon=17
ACA Timeline: Key Dates for Providers and Patients
http://www.medscape.com/features/slideshow/aca?src=wnl_edit_specol&uac=97403HZ
Medscape Family Medicine -- The Affordable Care Act -- An Update for Clinicians
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/808532?src=wnl_edit_specol&uac=97403HZ
Healthcare Reform and the ACA – Medscape Multispeciality
http://www.medscape.com/resource/aca?src=wnl_edit_specol&uac=97403HZ
Kaiser Family Fdn-Focus on Health Reform – Summary of the Affordable Care Act
http://kaiserfamilyfoundation.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/8061-021.pdf
Miscellaneous
Recent CMA Alerts
http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/articles/weekly-update-archive/
Vegetable Oil May Help Prevent Blindness
http://www.counselheal.com/articles/6392/20130815/vegetable-oil-help-prevent-blindness.htm
Obesity's Toll: 1 in 5 Deaths Linked to Excess Weight
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809516?nlid=32726_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Inflammation May Explain Why Some Obese People Are Metabolically Healthy
http://www.thedoctorschannel.com/view/genetics-may-explain-why-some-obese-people-aremetabolically-healthy/?utm_source=primary_care_201309&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=thismonth
Medscape Medical News -- Obesity Disease Classification Will Help With Treatment, Docs Say
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807587?src=wnl_edit_specol&uac=97403HZ
Medscape Medical News -- AMA Declares Obesity a Disease
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/806566?src=wnl_edit_specol&uac=97403HZ
Geriatrics: Program Helps Patients Leave Nursing Home
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Geriatrics/GeneralGeriatrics/41032
Medscape Medical News -- FDA: Don't Use Any Sterile Product From NuVision Pharmacy
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809593?nlid=32740_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Preventing Chronic Disease: Co-occurrence of Leading Lifestyle-Related Chronic Conditions Among
Adults in the United States
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807546?nlid=32783_1521&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&uac=9740
3HZ&spon=17
Frail seniors' needs in ER missed: Critical to connect seniors with chronic disabilities to home care
supports
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2013/08/20/seniors-emergency-room.html
Medscape Medical News -- System-Wide Effort Improves Hypertension in 80% of Patients
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809675?nlid=32742_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Pri-Med August Medical News
http://www.pri-med.com/PMO/MedicalNewsLanding.aspx
Geriatrics & Gerontology International -- Wiley Online Library
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ggi.2013.13.issue-2/issuetoc
Elder Branch: Geriatrics and Palliative Care Trends: Dr. Katalin Roth
http://www.elderbranch.com/blog/geriatrics-and-palliative-care-trends-katalin-roth/
Medscape Medical News -- Osteoporosis Management Guidelines Updated for Women and Men
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807140?src=wnl_edit_medn_wir&uac=97403HZ&spon=34
Bloomberg News -- Sex in Geriatrics Sets Hebrew Home Apart in Elderly Care
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-07-23/sex-in-geriatrics-sets-hebrew-home-apart-asboomers-seize-days
Geriatrics Field Needs Major Influx of Health Professionals
http://www.lawfirmnewswire.com/2013/07/geriatrics-field-needs-major-influx-of-health-professionals/
Medscape Medical News -- Obesity Disease Classification Will Help With Treatment, Docs Say
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807587?nlid=32004_1049&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Heartwire -- Adverse Events With Statins Uncommon, Meta-Analysis Shows
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807517?nlid=32004_1049&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Medscape Medical News -- Overall Health in US Lags Behind Other Wealthy Nations
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807670?nlid=31982_1049&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Medscape Medical News -- Norovirus: Up to 800 Deaths Annually Incidence in US
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807669?nlid=31982_1049&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Medscape Medical News -- End-of-Life Discussion Guide Aids Physician–Patient Planning
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807827?nlid=32054_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Medscape Medical News -- AMA to Stop Publishing American Medical News Next Month
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809384?nlid=32623_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Science Codex: Beating blindness with vegetable oil
http://www.sciencecodex.com/beating_blindness_with_vegetable_oil-117660
Reuters Health Information -- Boehner Warns Against Shutting U.S. Government Over 'Obamacare'
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809970?nlid=33016_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Medscape -- ACA Timeline: Key Dates for Providers and Patients
http://www.medscape.com/features/slideshow/aca?nlid=32842_1521&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&uac=9
7403HZ&spon=17
Physicians
The RUC Is Fair and Objective -- American Medical Association-Disclosures
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809490?nlid=32783_1521&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&uac=9740
3HZ&spon=17
Medscape Business of Medicine -- Don't Trash the RUC: Alternatives Are 'Bone-Chilling'
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/808966?nlid=32783_1521&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&uac=9740
3HZ&spon=17
Medscape Business of Medicine -- Rising Patient Deductibles Spell Trouble for Doctors
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/775958?src=wnl_edit_bom_weekly&uac=97403HZ
Medscape Business of Medicine -- Be Warned: e-Prescribing's 6 Big Challenges for Doctors
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/773404?src=wnl_edit_bom_weekly&uac=97403HZ
Medscape Medical News -- New Medical Schools Aim to Double Primary Care Graduates
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/782043?nlid=30123_1049&src=wnl_edit_dail
Medscape Medical News -- CMS Proposes New Fee for Chronic Care Management
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807534?nlid=31980_1049&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Kaiser Health News -- Medicare Announces Plans To Accelerate Linking Doctor Pay To Quality
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2013/July/22/Medicare-value-based-pay-for-doctors.aspx
Medscape Medical News -- Free CMS App Lets Physicians Track Industry Payments, Gifts
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/808289?nlid=32163_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Medscape Medical News -- Electronic Patient–Physician Communications Face Barriers
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809349?nlid=32623_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Medscape Medical News -- How Should CMS Disclose Individual Physician Pay?
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809441?nlid=32624_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Nursing
Medscape Medical News -- Primary Care Shortage: NPs and PAs May Not Be the Answer
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809586?nlid=32740_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Nursing Economics; -- Financial Literacy as an Essential Element in Nursing Management Practice
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/806797?nlid=32783_1521&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&uac=9740
3HZ&spon=17
New York Times -- In the Doctor’s Office, a Neglected Resource (NPs)
http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/19/in-the-doctors-office-a-neglected-resource/?_r=0
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society -- Effect of Nurse Practitioner Comanagement on the Care of
Geriatric Conditions
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/806503?nlid=32108_1521&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&uac=9740
3HZ&spon=17
A Hospice Nurse's Experience of Assisted Suicide-A Geriatrics & Palliative Care Blog
http://www.geripal.org/2013/08/a-hospice-nurses-experience-of-assisted.html
Arthritis/Osteoporosis
Medscape -- Osteoporosis
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/330598-overview?src=wnl_ref_prac_orth&uac=97403HZ
Medscape -- Rheumatoid Arthritis -- Rheumatoid Arthritis Overview
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/331715-overview?src=wnl_edit_specol&uac=97403HZ
Cardiology
Medscape Medical News -- CDC: One Fourth of CVD Deaths Avoidable
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/810371?nlid=33181_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Medscape Medical News -- Mediterranean Diet May Reverse Genetic Risk for Stroke
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809684?nlid=32742_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Atherosclerotic Disease of the Carotid Artery
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/463147-overview?src=wnl_ref_prac_card&uac=97403HZ
Myocardial Infarction
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/155919-overview?src=wnl_ref_prac_card&uac=97403HZ
Medscape -- Heart Failure
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/163062-overview?src=wnl_ref_prac_card&uac=97403HZ
Medscape Medical News -- Hypertensive Retinopathy Linked to Increased Stroke Risk
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809541?nlid=32726_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Heartwire -- A Shot in Arm, a Boost for the Heart: Flu Vaccination Reduces AMI Risk
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/810007?nlid=33016_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Heartwire -- What's Going to Be Hot at ESC 2013 Congress
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809980?nlid=33016_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Cognitive
Medscape Medical News -- Functional Brain Imaging May Spot Alzheimer's Early
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809728?nlid=32742_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Medscape Medical News -- FDA Approves Exelon Patch for Severe Alzheimer's
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807062?src=wnl_edit_medn_wir&uac=97403HZ&spon=34
Medscape Medical News -- More Evidence Alzheimer's Inversely Linked to Cancer
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807695?nlid=31982_1049&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Medscape -- Alzheimer Disease
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1134817-overview?src=wnl_ref_prac_neur&uac=97403HZ
Medscape Medical News -- Dietary Guidelines Aim to Reduce Alzheimer's Risk
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/808417?nlid=32183_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Medscape --Alzheimer Disease: Early, Asymptomatic Alzheimer's Disease Detected by Two Tests
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1134817-overview?src=wnl_ref_prac_neur&uac=97403HZ
Mild Cognitive Impairment--ACE Inhibitors Reduce the Rate of Cognitive Decline in Dementia Patients
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1136393-overview?src=wnl_ref_prac_neur&uac=97403HZ
Medscape Medical News -- Delirium: Common Treatment No Better Than Placebo
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/810031?nlid=33017_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
MedPage -- Psych Drug Use in Nursing Homes on Decline
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Geriatrics/Dementia/41230
Medscape Medical News > Psychiatry -- Women Dying of Opioid Overdose at Unprecedented Rates
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807222?src=wnl_edit_medn_wir&uac=97403HZ&spon=34
Medscape Medical News > Psychiatry -- Mental Disorders Leading Cause of Nonfatal Illness Worldwide
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/810132?nlid=33018_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Dermatology
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: FDA Warns That Acetaminophen May Cause Potentially Fatal Skin Disease
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1197450-overview?src=wnl_ref_prac_derm&uac=97403HZ
Diabetes & Endocrinology
Medscape Medical News -- Cancer Risk From Diabetes Drugs Unproven, Say AACE/ACE
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809723?nlid=32742_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Medscape Medical News -- Metformin Cuts Dementia Risk in Type 2 Diabetes
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807886?nlid=32055_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
St.Louis Post Dispatch -- Senior Focus -- New Diabetes Guidelines
HTTP://WWW.STLTODAY.COM/LIFESTYLES/HEALTH-MED-FIT/SENIOR-FOCUS-NEW-DIABETESGUIDELINES/ARTICLE_2905A19F-F507-597E-A4D3-B1F78EE73BDB.HTML
Medscape -- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus --Reducing Dementia Risk in Patients With Diabetes
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/117853-overview?src=wnl_ref_prac_neur&uac=97403HZ
Reuters Health Information -- Linagliptin an Option in Elderly Diabetics: Study
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/810279?nlid=33181_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Gastrointestinal
Medscape Infectious Diseases - 5 Important Developments in C difficile Management
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809238?nlid=33133_1521&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&uac=9740
3HZ&spon=17
Gastroenterology -- New Oral Anticoagulants Increase Risk for Gastrointestinal Bleeding
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807302?nlid=32783_1521&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&uac=9740
3HZ&spon=17
Medscape -- Gastroenterology Celiac Disease: New Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809496?nlid=32842_1521&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&uac=9740
3HZ&spon=17
Medscape Medical News -- C difficile Infection Linked to Proton Pump Inhibitors
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/808398?nlid=32183_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Oncology
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/279960
Chemoprevention for Prostate Cancer: New Data
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809446?nlid=32626_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail
Medscape Urology -- New Prostate Screening Guidance 'Unbalanced'?
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809499?nlid=32783_1521&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&uac=9740
3HZ&spon=17
Medscape Oncology -- Physicians 'Hit the Barricades' Over Cancer Costs (video)
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/805503?src=wnl_edit_specol&uac=97403HZ
Medscape Medical News - Oncology -- High Price of Cancer Drugs Is Harming Patients
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/803415?src=wnl_edit_specol&uac=97403HZ
Medscape Medical News -Oncology -- Oncologists, PCPs Need to Improve Care of Cancer Survivors
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/744094?src=wnl_edit_specol&uac=97403HZ
Medscape -- Basal Cell Carcinoma
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/276624-overview?src=wnl_ref_prac_honc&uac=97403HZ
Pain
Evaluation and Treatment of Pain in Critically Ill Adults
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807111?nlid=32783_1521&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&uac=9740
3HZ&spon=17
Medscape Medical News -- New Headache Classification System Published
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807334?src=wnl_edit_medn_wir&uac=97403HZ&spon=34
Medscape Medical News -- AMA Pain Management Program Aims to Strike a Balance
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807675?nlid=31982_1049&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Implementing the 2013 PAD Guidelines
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807110?nlid=32027_1521&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&uac=9740
3HZ&spon=17
Pharmaceutical
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society -- Inappropriate Medication Prescriptions in Elderly Adults
Surviving an Intensive Care Unit Hospitalization
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/808100?nlid=32783_1521&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&uac=9740
3HZ&spon=17
Personalized Medicine -- New Oral Anticoagulant Drugs
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/808672?nlid=32783_1521&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&uac=9740
3HZ&spon=17
Pulmonary/Public Health/Infectious Disease
CDC Expert Commentary -- Valley Fever: Diagnosis and Treatment
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807824?nlid=32191_1521&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&uac=9740
3HZ&spon=17
Medscape -- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/279960-overview?src=wnl_ref_prac_honc&uac=97403HZ
Psychiatry
Medscape Medical News -- Depression Hits Some Ethnic Groups Harder Than Others
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807991?nlid=32060_1882&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=97403HZ
Urology
Therapeutic Advances in Urology -- Diagnosis and Office-Based Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in
Adults
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/808427?nlid=32783_1521&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&uac=9740
3HZ&spon=17