“Public Hearing Strengthening Publicly and Privately Funded Long-Term Services and Supports,” a hearing held August 1, 2013 (witness statement available in .pdf format).
August 6, 2013
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – August 6, 2013
“Medicare Could Save Millions by Strengthening Billing Requirements for Canceled Elective Surgeries,” (A-01-12-00509, August 2013, .pdf format, 18p.).
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CAAR – US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Article – August 6, 2013
“Bundling Post-Acute Care Services into MS-DRG Payments,” by James C. Vertrees, Richard F. Averill, Jon Eisenhandler, Anthony Quain, and James Switalski (Medicare & Medicaid Research Review, Vol. 3, No. 3, August 2013, .pdf format, 19p.).
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CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunities – August 6, 2013
A. “Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R01),” (PA-13-292, a reissue of PAR-10-136, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, application deadlines Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5). Note: There is a companion funding opportunity with this R01 “Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R21),” (PA-13-288, a reissue of PAR-10-137, application deadlines Feb. 16, June 16, and Oct. 16).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-292.html
B. “Research Project Grant (Parent R01),” (PA-13-302, a reissue of PA-11-260, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, application deadlines Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-302.html
C. “NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21),” (PA-13-303, a reissue of PA-11-261, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, application deadlines Feb. 16, June 16, and Oct. 16).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-303.html
D. “NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03),” (PA-13-304, a reissue of PA-11-262, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, application deadlines, Feb. 16, June 16, and Oct. 16).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – August 6, 2013
A. “Associations of Proanthocyanidin Intake with Renal Function and Clinical Outcomes in Elderly Women,” by Kerry L. Ivey, Joshua R. Lewis, Wai H. Lim, Ee M. Lim, Jonathan M. Hodgson, and Richard L. Prince (PLoS ONE 8(8): e71166. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071166, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0071166
B. “Adverse Drug Events in Older Hospitalized Patients: Results and Reliability of a Comprehensive and Structured Identification Strategy,” by Joanna E. Klopotowska, Peter C. Wierenga, Clementine C. M. Stuijt, Lambertus Arisz, Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf, Paul F. M. Kuks, Henk Asscheman, Sophia E. de Rooij, Loraine Lie-A-Huen, and Susanne M. Smorenburg, on behalf of the WINGS Study Group (PLoS ONE 8(8): e71045. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071045, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0071045
C. “Dynamic Parameters of Balance Which Correlate to Elderly Persons with a History of Falls,” by Jesse W. Muir, Douglas P. Kiel, Marian Hannan, Jay Magaziner, and Clinton T. Rubin (PLoS ONE 8(8): e70566. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070566, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0070566
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CAAR – Scripps Gerontology Center [Miami University, Oxford, Ohio] Report – August 6, 2013
“Maybe Elephants Can Dance: Two Decades of Progress in Delivering Long-Term Services and Supports in Ohio,” by Shahla Mehdizadeh, Robert Applebaum, Ian M. Nelson, Jane Straker, and Malinda Deacon (July 2013, .pdf format, 48p.).
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CAAR – Medscape Article – August 6, 2013
Note: Medscape requires registration prior to providing access. “Lung Cancer Screening in the Elderly,” by Michael T. Jaklitsch, Katherine Armstrong, and Francine L. Jacobson (Aging Health, Vol. 9, No. 3, 2013, p. 321-329).
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – August 6, 2013
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (Vol. 21, No. 9, September 2013).
European Journal of Ageing (Vol. 10, No. 3, September 2013).
link.springer.com/journal/10433/10/3/page/1
Health Affairs (Vol. 32, No. 8, August 2013).
content.healthaffairs.org/content/vol32/issue8/index.dtl?etoc
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