Late last year, staff at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Boston admitted a 95-year-old man in a wheelchair onto one of their long-term care floors. The resident had heart disease, dysphagia, and other comorbidities. “He was very frail, very weak...
To estimate prevalence of sarcopenia and dynapenia in outpatients with Parkinson disease (PD) and to investigate their association with the features of the disease.
John Morley, MB,BCh, Editor-in-Chief of JAMDA , is one of those larger than life figures who lives each day to the fullest and makes every moment count. At the helm of the Society’s journal, he has attracted many prestigious international authors...
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued their proposed rule for implementing certain provisions of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). MACRA ended more than a decade of last-minute fixes...
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) added six new quality measures to the Nursing Home Compare website . Three of these six new quality measures are based on Medicare-claims data submitted by hospitals, which is...
On April 21, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule ( CMS-1645-P ) outlining proposed FY 2017 Medicare payment rates and quality programs for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). CMS will accept comments on the...
Wednesday, May 11 from 3 to 4:30 pm ET Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for an informative discussion of the comparative billing report on Subsequent Nursing Facility Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services (CBR201605),...
Tuesday, May 10 from 2 to 3 pm ET To Register: Visit MLN Connects Event Registration . Space may be limited, register early. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) changes the way Medicare rewards clinicians for providing...
