Physicians need practice management professionals as partners who understand the business of medicine, the relationship between the practice of medicine and profitability, how to document, track, and analyze data, and how to free their practitioners...
Frailty research has come a long way, yet many challenges remain for investigators, clinicians and policymakers, Philip D. Sloane MD, MPH and Matteo Cesari MD, PhD, say in an editorial in this month’s JAMDA.
Potentially avoidable hospitalizations are defined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as hospitalizations that could have been avoided because the condition could have been prevented or treated outside of an inpatient hospital...
A county-run nursing home has been sued by the federal government alleging employment discrimination after a certified nursing assistant (CNA) claimed she had been forced to receive a flu vaccination over her religious objections.
In today’s complex world of medicine, patient care has evolved from being the sole responsibility of the physician and members of the interdisciplinary team to now including the “payer” — the insurance provider. The payer has become a driver of...
While the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) creates questions and headaches for practitioners, its evolution continues. Virtual Group (VG) reporting is a new option for solo/small practices to use, and the Centers for Medicare &...
SUPD? Have you heard this acronym before but have no idea what it stands for? Is it short for What’S UP Doc? Or a short-order cook’s abbreviation for Soup of the Day? In the Medicare world, SUPD stands for Statin Use in Persons with Diabetes. It is...
Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related syndromes (ADRS) were significantly less likely to receive basic diabetes monitoring — and were more likely to experience diabetes complications — than those without ADRS in a longitudinal...
