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July 1, 2016

Weekly Roundup
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Pain Management, Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, Practice Management, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Health Information Technology (HIT), Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Younger Adult
July 1, 2016
Spotlight: Webinar to Focus on Challenges of Younger Residents HPA: LTPAC HIT Summit Puts Spotlight on Connecting LTPAC Settings; Society Comments on MACRA Proposed Rule; REMINDER: EHR Incentive Program; REMINDER: PBJ Reporting; CMS Quality Measures...

Metabolic Control in Older Dependent People: Need for Improvement?

JAMDA
July 1, 2016
Medical care the in nursing home is complex because dependent residents have different levels of omorbidities, polypharmacy, and cognitive, mobility, and neurosensory deficits. The management of chronic diseases like diabetes and the prevention of...

Reply to Letter to the Editor by R.L. Jump et al

JAMDA
July 1, 2016
We thank Dr Jump and colleagues for their insights on inclusion of cloudy, foul-smelling urine as part of the evaluation of older adults suspected of having a urinary tract infection (UTI).1 In the surveillance definition of UTI from the revised...

Adverse Outcomes in Relation to Polypharmacy in Robust and Frail Older Hospital Patients

JAMDA
June 30, 2016
To explore the relationship between polypharmacy and adverse outcomes among older hospital inpatients stratified according to their frailty status.

Adverse Outcomes in Relation to Polypharmacy in Robust and Frail Older Hospital Patients

JAMDA
June 30, 2016
To explore the relationship between polypharmacy and adverse outcomes among older hospital inpatients stratified according to their frailty status.

Recent Advances in Sarcopenia Research in Asia: 2016 Update From the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia

JAMDA
June 29, 2016
Sarcopenia was recently classified a geriatric syndrome and is a major challenge to healthy aging. Affected patients tend to have worse clinical outcomes and higher mortality than those without sarcopenia. Although there is general agreement on the...

Recent Advances in Sarcopenia Research in Asia: 2016 Update From the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia

JAMDA
June 29, 2016
Sarcopenia was recently classified a geriatric syndrome and is a major challenge to healthy aging. Affected patients tend to have worse clinical outcomes and higher mortality than those without sarcopenia. Although there is general agreement on the...

The Foundation: New Name, New Focus, Same Passion

Spotlight
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care
June 24, 2016
Over the years, the Foundation has built a strong legacy of research and education initiatives that have driven innovative, quality post-acute and long-term care (PALTC). Now, the organization is evolving to further serve PALTC practitioners and...

The Society Submits Comments on CMS SNF PPS Proposed Rule

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
June 24, 2016
AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine recently submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule entitled Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing...

HHS Announces Major Initiative to Help Small Practices Prepare for the Quality Payment Program

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management
June 24, 2016
Over the last few weeks, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made several important announcements related to the Quality Payment Program, which is proposed to implement the new, bipartisan law changing how Medicare pays clinicians...