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SNF PPS: Patient Driven Payment Model Videos

Policy Snapshot
Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners
August 15, 2019
On October 1, the new Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is replacing the Resource Utilization Group, Version IV (RUG-IV) for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS...

Introducing Goals of Patient Care in Residential Aged Care Facilities to Decrease Hospitalization: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

JAMDA
August 14, 2019
The “Goals of Patient Care” (GOPC) process uses shared decision making to incorporate residents' prior advance care planning (ACP) or preferences into medical treatment orders, guiding health care decisions at a time of clinical deterioration should...

Thyroid Function as a Predictor of Handgrip Strength Among Middle-Aged and Older Euthyroid Adults: The TCLSIH Cohort Study

JAMDA
August 14, 2019
Thyroid hormones (THs) play a critical role in skeletal muscle function, such as protein synthesis and energy metabolism, suggesting that thyroid function may be involved in the decline of muscle strength. Studies regarding the long-term effects of...

POLICY UPDATE: Volume VI

AMDA On-The-Hill
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Practitioners
August 14, 2019
POLICY UPDATE: Volume VI Follow AMDA On-The-Hill Podcast Questions? Email Alex at abardakh@paltc.org Related Resources: Article on Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Proposed Rules Article on Skilled Nursing Facilities Final FY 2020...

August 11, 2019

Weekly Roundup
August 11, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join When she was young, Naushira Pandya, MD, CMD, wanted to be an astronaut. Fortunately for her many patients and colleagues, she decided to pursue medicine after watching a news story about leprosy. And she's never...

Exergaming as a Physical Exercise Strategy Reduces Frailty in People With Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

JAMDA
August 10, 2019
People with dementia are known to be physically frailer, more sedentary, and participate less in regular physical exercise compared to their healthy peers. Physical activity interventions have the potential to reduce the level of frailty in...

Validity of Nutritional Screening Tools for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JAMDA
August 10, 2019
The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the validity of nutritional screening tools to detect the risk of malnutrition in community-dwelling older adults.

Oral Health, Disability and Physical Function: Results From Studies of Older People in the United Kingdom and United States of America

JAMDA
August 10, 2019
Studies examining the associations between oral health and disability have limited oral health measures. We investigated the association of a range of objectively and subjectively assessed oral health markers with disability and physical function in...

CMS to Host August 12 Listening Session on the Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
August 8, 2019
Proposed changes to the CY 2020 Physician Fee Schedule are aimed at reducing burden, recognizing clinicians for the time they spend taking care of patients, removing unnecessary measures, and making it easier for clinicians to be on the path toward...

Quality Payment Program: Reporting Patient Relationship Categories

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
August 8, 2019
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)-eligible clinicians: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an article about reporting Patient Relationship Categories and Codes (PRC) on Medicare claims. Note: Reporting these...