Sarcopenia is a risk factor for poor outcomes in older adults. Identification of plasma markers may facilitate screening of sarcopenia. We previously reported that creatinine-to-cystatin C ratio is a simple marker of muscle mass. To further assess...
Medication reconciliation has become standard care to prevent medication transfer errors. However, this process is time-consuming but could be more efficient when patients are engaged in medication reconciliation via a patient portal.
The Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) Call for Nominations for organizations and individual subject matter experts is open. The MAP is a public-private partnership convened by NQF to provide input to the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
In late April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will issue a Comparative Billing Report (CBR) on Part B claims for chronic care management. Use the data-driven tables to compare your billing and payment patterns with peers in...
CMS revised the Medicare Learning Network Medicare Wellness Visits educational tool. Learn about: Annual wellness visit Initial preventive physical examination FAQs and resources Many Society members have reported billing the Annual Wellness Visit...
On April 16, the FDA revoked the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for bamlanivimab, when administered alone , due to a sustained increase in COVID-19 viral variants in the *United States that are resistant to this antibody therapy. The FDA...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join “I think this award is really for all of us this year,” says Leslie Eber, MD, CMD, AMDA’s 2021 Medical Director of the Year. “We have all risen to the occasion and put compassion and diligence at the forefront...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) spent over $38 billion to incentivize the adoption of health information technology (health IT) through the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of the...
