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Futures Alum Jumps at Chance to Pay It Forward

Spotlight
September 12, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join When Joseph Mwesige, MD, MPH, CMD first heard about the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine’s Futures Program in 2016, he knew he wanted to participate. However, without the scholarship he...

Save the Date for September 24 Webinar: PDPM Q&A Forum

Policy Snapshot
Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practitioners
September 12, 2019
The Society is hosting a webinar, Patient Driven Payment Model [PDPM] Question and Answer Forum, on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, from 7:00 to 8:30 PM ET. Society PDPM experts will be available to answer any and all questions you have regarding the...

Society Supports Legislation Aimed at Protecting Patients from Delays in Care

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners
September 12, 2019
Last week the Society joined other national and state medical societies in supporting the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 (H.R. 3107), which was recently introduced by Reps. Suzan DelBene (D-WA); Mike Kelly (R-PA); Roger...

Quality Payment Program: 2019 MIPS Resources

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management
September 12, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted new 2019 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) resources on the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Resource Library webpage: User Guides: These highlight information on participation,...

Pain Management: CDC Conversation Starters for Patients and Their Doctors

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Opioids, Pain Management, Practitioners
September 12, 2019
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released four new fact sheets that encourage patients and doctors to discuss pain management options and the potential risks of opioid medication. Information includes: What patients can expect if...

Development of a Fried Frailty Phenotype Questionnaire for Use in Screening Community-Dwelling Older Adults

JAMDA
September 12, 2019
The aim of this study was to develop a Fried Frailty Phenotype Questionnaire (FFPQ) and a Japanese FRAIL (fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illnesses, and loss of weight) scale (FRAIL-J) and to evaluate the reliability and validity of both...

The Association Between Psychological Resilience and Physical Function Among Older Adults With Hip Fracture Surgery

JAMDA
September 12, 2019
To examine the associations of prefracture psychological resilience and prefracture general mental health with physical function among older adults with hip fracture surgery.

Factors Associated with Perception of the Quality of Physicians' End-of-life Communication in Long-Term Care Facilities: PACE Cross-Sectional Study

JAMDA
September 11, 2019
To examine factors associated with perceived quality of communication with physicians by relatives of dying residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs).

The Impact of Cut-Off Values and Adjustments for Muscle Mass and Strength on Diagnosis of Sarcopenia

JAMDA
September 9, 2019
We congratulate Wilson et al1 for their article on a new diagnostic tool for sarcopenia. They have drawn attention to the importance of ultrasound measurements as it relates to thigh muscle thickness for sarcopenia diagnosis. Anterior thigh and...

September 8, 2019

Weekly Roundup
September 8, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Earlier this summer, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule that would significantly revise the regulation regarding Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)...