The slides are created for the interdisciplinary team (IDT) in language and format that can be easily understood. The warning signs and stages of Heart Failure (HF) are explained in conjunction with how HF is assessed, treated and managed. The ACCF/...
Resolution F18 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine advocate for inclusion of the existing Bundled Payments Care Improvement (BPCI) Model 3 Post-Acute care bundle in the Advanced BPCI...
Resolution B18 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, attending physicians caring for Medicare recipients in any setting shall be allowed to waive the three midnight inpatient stay requirement for initiation of skilled nursing care in a facility when...
RESOLUTION A18 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the AMDA-the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine supports provision of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provider status for the Consultant Pharmacist to long-term...
Hi, I'm Cari Levy, and I'm a physician in Denver, Colorado, and I practice at the Denver VA Medical Center, and at the University of Colorado. I am a geriatrician first, and a palliative care physician also. I've been doing nursing home medicine,...
The March 31, 2018 data submission deadline for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) was extended and is now Tuesday, April 3 at 8PM EDT ! As you prepare to submit 2017 MIPS data for the Improvement Activities performance category, the...
In response to the deepening opioid crisis, Congress is engaged in a multi-faceted review of a package of opioid bills. The recently passed omnibus bill included an additional $3.6 billion for opioid-addiction and mental-health services such as...
The Philadelphia Regional Office of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be hosting a webinar focusing on Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) reporting for the 2017 performance year on Tuesday, March 20, from 12:00 to 1:30...
National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Tuesday, March 20 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET Register for Medicare Learning Network events. During this call, gain insight on the phase two changes for person-...
At last week’s HIMSS18 meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator laid out lofty goals for the Administration. Introduced by White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, Administrator Verma recounted...
