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Less Than One-Fifth of People Aged 75 Years or Older in the Real World Were Suitable for SPRINT Results

JAMDA
January 17, 2017
Blood pressure management for the older and oldest old population has been a challenge in clinical practice for a long time. The late-life health conditions are highly heterogeneous between individuals, and various competing causes of mortality may...

Rapid Geriatric Assessment: A Tool for Primary Care Physicians

JAMDA
January 17, 2017
In 2015 8.5% (7.2 million) of the world's population was over 65 years of age ( www.census.gov+library+demo ). By 2050, this percentage will double. At present, the world's oldest country, Japan, has 26.6% of its population over 65 years of age and...

The Impact of Cognitive Impairment on Efficacy of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients With COPD

JAMDA
January 17, 2017
To compare changes in pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) dropout and outcomes between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with and without cognitive impairment.

Modifying the Phenotypic Frailty Model in Predicting Risk of Major Osteoporotic Fracture in the Elderly

JAMDA
January 17, 2017
The phenotypic frailty (PF) model (including slow walking, low physical activity, exhaustion, weakness, and unintentional weight loss) has been widely used to quantify the degree of frailty and predict risks of adverse health outcomes for the...

Cognitive Impairment Is Very Common in Elderly Patients With Syncope and Unexplained Falls

JAMDA
January 17, 2017
To evaluate the prevalence of cognitive impairment (CI), including mild CI and dementia, in elderly patients with syncope and unexplained falls. In this population, we compared the use of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) with a cognitive...

CMS Release Chronic Care Management Services Changes for 2017

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes
January 13, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently approved a number of changes to the payment rules for Chronic Care Management (CCM) services under Medicare Part B for CY 2017 to reduce administrative burden and improve payment...

Post-Acute Care TOH Quality Measures Pilot Study by CMS: Respond by January 17

Policy Snapshot
Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
January 13, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracted with RTI International and Abt Associates to develop and implement two Transfer of Health Information and Care Preferences (TOH) quality measures for skilled nursing facility,...

Medicare Quality Programs: Transitioning from PQRS to MIPS Call — January 24

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS)
January 13, 2017
CMS is hosting the call on Tuesday, January 24 from 2 to 3:30 pm ET T o register or for more information, visit MLN Connects Event Registration . During this call, find out how to complete the final reporting period for the legacy Medicare quality...

When Quality Measurement Calls

Spotlight
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Quality, Measures
January 13, 2017
“It is essential for PALTC practitioners to be engaged in quality measure development. We need measures that focus on activities and areas that our physicians are involved in and responsible for, and for which we can be realistically measured,” says...

Enhanced Oral Care and Health Outcomes Among Nursing Facility Residents: Analysis Using the National Long-Term Care Database in Japan

JAMDA
January 9, 2017
Although oral care may have salutary effects among frail elderly people, access to dental care is often limited in long-term care facilities. In 2009, the Japanese long-term care insurance system introduced an additional reimbursement scheme for...