Ms. Nancy Lundebjerg, MPA

Ms. Nancy Lundebjerg, MPA

 

 

 

American Geriatrics Society
United States

Bio

Nonprofit Executive. Advocate. Writer. Photographer. Wanderer. Opinions are my own.

My Contributions

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This Older Americans Month, Let’s Celebrate the Strength of our Geriatrics Community

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 05-05-2021 10:24 AM
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May is Older Americans Month (OAM). Led by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), OAM is a time to encourage and recognize the countless contributions that older people and their networks make to our communities. This year’s theme is "Communities of Strength,” reflecting the resilience of ...

I See You: Why I’m Using My Preferred Pronouns in My Email Signature

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 03-31-2021 02:11 PM
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Recently, as a part of my own personal journey to becoming a better ally, I’ve added my preferred pronouns to my email signature and my social media profiles. On International Transgender Day of Visibility, I thought it would be good to highlight why I think it is important for all of us to take this ...

Wow! AGS, GWEPS, and their Primary Care Partners Celebrate Age-Friendly Health Systems Movement Reaching Significant Milestone

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 02-26-2021 10:26 AM
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A happy dance—that’s what I did when I learned that the Age-Friendly Health Systems (AFHS) movement has reached a significant milestone with 1,956 participants achieving Level 1 or Level 2 designation.  The American Geriatrics Society is so pleased to have contributed to this achievement as an active ...

More Details on the National COVID-19 Strategy & Be On the Lookout for Advocacy Opportunities Next Week

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 01-22-2021 04:08 PM
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Yesterday, President Biden’s first full day in office, the new administration released the full details of the National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness . To execute the plan, the Biden Administration will establish a COVID-19 Response Office that will be responsible for ...

An AGS Breakdown of the Biden COVID-19 Plan

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 01-20-2021 02:45 PM
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I have been so excited to see our AGS members getting vaccinated over the past couple of months – you have been our superheroes since the start of this pandemic, and I am grateful that essential health workers like you and our frailest Americans in nursing homes were prioritized for the vaccine. On social ...

Quick COVID-19 Survey (and a chance to shape a policy briefing this week!)

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 04-24-2020 02:02 PM
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I’m writing today because we need our AGS members who have primary care geriatrics practices—across settings—to complete the survey conducted by the Larry A. Green Center on behalf of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) . Here in the tri-state area, the AGS staff are turning ...

Swinging for the Fences

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 12-18-2019 05:24 PM
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This week, a copy of the recently released 7th edition of the American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual landed on my desk. Frankly, for the AGS team, it was as if we hit a walk-off home run in the last inning of the World Series. Why were we excited? With this edition of the manual, ...

This Giving Season, #ThisIsGeriatrics

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 12-04-2019 11:09 AM
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Many of you know I'm a social media denizen, so it probably comes as no surprise that I keep a close eye on what's trending in the Twittersphere. One of my favorite trending topics in 2019 was the rise of a new hashtag for our field: #ThisIsGeriatrics .  It's worth perusing some of the related posts, ...

The 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule: What Has Us #AGSHappy and #AGSIntrigued

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 11-05-2019 10:38 AM
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It’s the moment every geriatrics policy wonk has waited for…  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this past Friday issued the final rule for the 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). As a quick refresher, the MPFS outlines how physicians and other qualified health care professionals ...

Guiding Principles for Diabetes

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 11-01-2019 02:12 PM
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As National Diabetes Month gets underway, we thought it would be useful to highlight the progress we’ve made on aligning guidelines for the care of older adults with diabetes. We’re so pleased that our own diabetes guideline (first released in 2003) has sparked changes in guidelines from the National ...

A Visit from Fellows...and Musings on Advancing Care Across Specialties

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 07-18-2019 01:51 PM
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Last Friday, we hosted the Mount Sinai #Geriatrics and #GeriPal fellows in the AGS offices. It was fun and informative (at least I thought so, and I hope the fellows agree!).  One of the questions we fielded was about the upcoming launch of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Geriatric Surgery Verification ...

Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 07-11-2019 02:33 PM
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A number of AGS members have alerted us to changes in the terms of use for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), announced in an email from Dr. Ziad Nasreddine, the founder of MoCA Test Inc. Dr. Nasreddine holds the copyright to MoCA. AGS members are collaborating on an editorial for the Journal ...

A Word on…the Federal Appeals Court Reconsidering the Affordable Care Act

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 07-10-2019 10:25 AM
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As many of you may have heard, a panel of federal appeals judges in New Orleans will soon weigh in on a lower court decision in Texas v. United States . This case from April 2018 saw Texas and 19 other states (plus two individual plaintiffs) argue successfully that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) ...

#ICYMI: The 2018 Profile of Older Americans (and a summary...AGS-infographic style)

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 06-07-2019 02:19 PM
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The Administration for Community Living (ACL) recently released the 2018 Profile of Older Americans , an annual summary of critical statistics related to the older population in the United States. Looking for a  CliffsNotes summary before your deeper dive (#SummerReading)? Check out this summary ...

Some #MustSee Researchers at #AGS19

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 04-19-2019 12:06 PM
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Your bags are packed. Your Twitter Bingo card is prepped. Your #AGS19 app is downloaded. It’s time to start populating that meeting calendar.  I am hoping that, as you look at what you want to do, you’ll make it a priority to visit some of our AGS Health in Aging Foundation-supported trainee presenters. ...

HRSA Reverses Previous Decision on GACA VA Applicants: What You Should Know

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 02-19-2019 01:34 PM
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We are delighted to report that the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has reversed its earlier decision that applicants holding Veterans Affairs (VA) appointments were ineligible for the Geriatrics Academic Career Award (GACA) program. This is an important change that aligns HRSA with ...

While I was Writing (Well...What I was Writing)

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 02-11-2019 02:35 PM
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Writing is hard work, and over the past several months a lot of AGS and ADGAP members have been writing grants in response to calls for applications from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA). February 6 th was the last due date, and one could ...

If You’re Applying for a Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) Grant…

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 12-06-2018 03:39 PM
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Don’t forget we can help enhance your proposal with opportunities to license AGS educational content, tools and programs.   GWEP funding is intended to support education and training for a host of health professions students, residents, fellows, faculty, and direct care workers at sites across the U.S. ...

Final 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule: Initial Thoughts

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 11-02-2018 12:05 PM
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Hi, all. Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule , which outlines all the payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for Medicare services to be provided in the next calendar year. The rule also include updates ...

FY 2019 Appropriations Update – Workforce Programs, Research and Aging Services

Posted By Nancy Lundebjerg 10-03-2018 09:28 AM
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Last week (Sep. 28), the President signed into law the fiscal year (FY) 2019 Labor-Health and Human Services (HHS)-Education and Related Agencies spending bill. This is the first time in more than two decades that Congress passed the Labor-HHS-Education bill prior to the start of the next fiscal year, ...