An Office of Inspector General report found that Medicare made improper Part B payments for services that were also included in the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) consolidated billing requirements. Review these resources to bill correctly: Ambulance...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Education has been a lifelong passion for Michele Bellantoni, MD, CMD. She thrives on opportunities to teach and share her expertise with others, but she also constantly learns from those around her. She sees...
A prescription cascade is a subsequent event that occurs when an adverse drug event is misinterpreted as a new medical condition, resulting in the prescription of a potentially unnecessary medication to treat this new condition. This study was...
Deprescribing interventions significantly reduce the number of nursing home (NH) residents with potentially inappropriate medications by 59%, falls by 24%, and all-cause mortality by 26%.1 However, implementing deprescribing interventions into NH...
This review summarized the applicability of various decision-making tools for helping people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and their families make decisions.
The House of Representatives is set to consider seven appropriations bills: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water...
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced the availability of an estimated $103 million in American Rescue Plan funding over a three-year period to...
Last month, the FDA released an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for tocilizumab, a COVID-19 monoclonal antibody product. CMS created new HCPCS codes, effective June 24, for tocilizumab and to administer it in the inpatient setting. Q0249: Long...
