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Society Supports the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act

Policy Snapshot
June 4, 2021
Last week, lawmakers introduced the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021 . Reps. Joe Courtney (D-CT), Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA), Susan DelBene (D-WA), and Ron Estes (R-KS) reintroduced the bi-partisan legislation that would allow all...

Help ONC Define Health Interoperability Outcomes for the Next Decade

Policy Snapshot
June 4, 2021
Have you submitted your interoperability outcomes yet? The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT ( ONC) wants to hear from you as part of its recently announced “Health Interoperability Outcomes 2030” effort. Submissions can be made...

CMS to Host a Series of Webinars on Quality Measurement

Policy Snapshot
June 4, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting two upcoming webinars: CMS Quality Measurement: Where It’s Headed and How We’ll Get There (Webinar #1) and Driving Quality in the US: How CMS Evaluates its Measure Portfolio (Webinar...

Updated eCQM Specifications and eCQM Materials for 2022 Reporting Now Available

Policy Snapshot
June 4, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted the electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) specifications for the 2022 reporting period for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), and the 2022 performance...

Get an Edge on the Future with Groundbreaking Symposium

Spotlight
June 3, 2021
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join How do you determine what issues to address and how to be forward thinking when there are so many topics, concerns, needs, and challenges demanding our attention? “It is like looking over a cliff at the vastness...

Uncontrolled Pain and Risk for Depression and Behavioral Symptoms in Residents With Dementia

JAMDA
June 2, 2021
Limited cohort studies have assessed the association between uncontrolled pain and risk for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSDs). We conducted a longitudinal cohort study to examine whether associations exist between...

Editors’ Comments

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2021
As Dr. Jeff’s editor in chief for a decade or so and an avid reader of his wisdom before and since, I am sad to see him stepping down from his podium at Caring. Jeff epitomizes what our Society aspires to — as his dozens of columns clearly...

Your Favorite Columns

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2021
Although the past year brought events one could never anticipate, Caring has been undergoing a series of carefully planned updates, from a fully revamped website to regular special issues and a fresh crop of new columns and their authors. As Caring’...

Encouraging the Next Generation: Mentoring in Geriatrics

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2021
For the past several years, I have taught the Final Diagnosis and Management course to adult gerontology primary care nurse practitioner (AGPCNP) students. Last semester, we integrated into this course some geriatric content such as sarcopenia,...

Policy Throughout The Pandemic

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2021
“I’ve been coming to these meetings since the mid-’90s, and I’ve been a medical director for 23 years. This past year is unlike any we’ve ever experienced,” said Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, 2021–2022 president of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute...