Groups of two or more Eligible Professionals (EPs) can avoid the -2.0% CY 2018 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) payment adjustment by meeting the satisfactory reporting criteria through the 2016 PQRS Group Reporting Option (GPRO). The...
Spotlight: The Foundation: New Name, New Focus, Same Passion HPA: HHS Announces Major Initiative to Help Small Practices Prepare for the Quality Payment Program 2016 PQRS GPRO Registration Open through June 30 The Society Submits Comments on CMS SNF...
Close to 1 in 5 patients admitted to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) are readmitted to the acute hospital within 30 days, and a substantial percentage are readmitted within 2 days of the SNF admission. These rapid returns to the hospital may...
The traditional model of hospitalized care has changed dramatically over the past century, from addressing acute self-limited pathologies toward addressing much more complex patient profiles that are characterized by frailty, disability,...
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (AChEI) and memantine are recognized drug treatments with limited clinical efficacy. Combination therapy for patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) was suggested, but the additional benefit of combination therapy is...
This study assessed the frequency of physician contacts for individual nursing home residents (NHRs) and investigated whether the frequency of contacts influences the appropriateness of pain medication in NHRs.
Nursing home (NH) residents are a frail and vulnerable population often faced with iatrogenic effects of hospital stays when transferred to emergency departments for acute changes in health status. Avoidable or unnecessary transfers of care need to...
Older people living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) are at a higher risk of suffering fractures than the community-dwelling older population. The first Consensus Conference on Treatment of Osteoporosis in RACFs in Australia, held in...
Close to 1 in 5 patients admitted to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) are readmitted to the acute hospital within 30 days, and a substantial percentage are readmitted within 2 days of the SNF admission. These rapid returns to the hospital may...
The traditional model of hospitalized care has changed dramatically over the past century, from addressing acute self-limited pathologies toward addressing much more complex patient profiles that are characterized by frailty, disability,...
