Unintended impacts of a national antipsychotic reduction initiative among nursing facility residents with and without Alzheimer's disease.
Wastila L, Qato DM, Fleming S, Johnson A, Briesacher B, McArdle PF, Holmes S, Lucas JA, Desai A, Brandt N, Zarowitz B.
Wastila L, et al.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Jun;71(6):1714-1723. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18276. Epub 2023 Feb 25.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023.
PMID: 36840533
BACKGROUND: In July 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services launched an antipsychotic reduction initiative (ARI) to improve care for nursing facility residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). We examined the impact of this policy on an …
BACKGROUND: In July 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services launched an antipsychotic reduction initiative (ARI) to improve c …