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Effects of Copayment in Long-Term Care Insurance on Long-Term Care and Medical Care Expenditure

JAMDA
October 14, 2019
This study aimed to clarify the difference in (1) long-term care (LTC) usage and expenditure and (2) medical care service usage and expenditure before and after the change in the copayment limit for qualifying individuals from 10% to 20%.

Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome in a Chinese Older Adult Population: Prevalence and Associated Factors

JAMDA
October 14, 2019
China is expected to host almost half of the global dementia population by 2050.1 Such projections demand immediate preventive therapies to delay the progression of cognitive decline in the community. Motoric cognitive risk (MCR) syndrome...

October 13, 2019

Weekly Roundup
October 13, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Earlier this year the Foundation for PALTC Medicine asked Society members to participate in a large-scale quality improvement study to evaluate the impact of the annual influenza vaccine choice on LTC facility...

A Randomized Trial of Alerting to Hypocholesterolemia Results of the Low Indexes of Metabolism Intervention Trial-C (LIMIT-C)

JAMDA
October 12, 2019
The benefit of alerting clinical staff to drug-induced hypocholesterolemia in patients aged 75 years and older remains uncertain.

Predictors of Incident Fear of Falling in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

JAMDA
October 11, 2019
Fear of falling (FoF) is common in older people and may lead to physical decline, disability, poor quality of life, and falls. Several risk factors for FoF have been identified in cross-sectional studies, but evidence on predictors of its incidence...

Be a Great Leader and Inspire Others

Spotlight
October 10, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join When practitioners look in the mirror, a growing number see themselves as agents of positive change; but they may not self-identify as leaders. “Leaders arise in all kinds of circumstances, and people can harness...

CMS and OIG Propose Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Reforms

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, Practitioners
October 10, 2019
This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposed changes, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), to modernize and clarify the regulations that interpret...

CMS Issues Changes to Nursing Home Compare to Focus on Abuse and Neglect

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Quality, Resident
October 10, 2019
On October 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a major change of the information available to nursing home residents, families, and caregivers on the Nursing Home Compare website. Beginning October 23, CMS will...

Register for CMS’ October 16 MIPS Eligible Measures Applicability Process Webinar

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
October 10, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, October 16, from 2 to 3:30 PM ET to provide information about the Eligible Measures Applicability (EMA) process, which checks for additional clinically related...

Quality Payment Program: MIPS Dates and Deadlines

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
October 10, 2019
Important Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) dates and deadlines: December 31 – 2019 Promoting Interoperability Hardship Exception and Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Applications deadline December 31 – 2020 virtual group election...