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New Part D Opioid Overutilization Policies Call — February 14

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Opioids, Practitioners
January 17, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has implemented new opioid policies for Medicare drug plans effective January 1. The new policies include: Improved safety alerts when patients fill opioid prescriptions at the pharmacy Drug...

Number of Medications and Mortality Among Residents in Nursing Homes

JAMDA
January 17, 2019
The use of multiple concurrent medications is an indicator commonly used to evaluate the quality of pharmacotherapy in older adults, via an assessment of the medication burden.1,2 Previous studies have reported polypharmacy prevalences of up to 40%...

EWGSOP2 Versus EWGSOP1: Impact on the Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Its Major Health Consequences

JAMDA
January 17, 2019
In June 2018, we published in your journal an article showing that sarcopenia, characterized by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) definition developed in 2010,1 was associated with an increased risk of mortality.2 In...

Agreement Between Initial and Revised European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People Definitions

JAMDA
January 17, 2019
Sarcopenia is defined as the loss of muscle mass, strength, and function resulting in adverse outcomes.1 The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP1)1 was recently revised (EWGSOP2),2 proposing changes to cut-off points for...

Meaning of a 5-Star Rating for Nursing Homes Differs by State

JAMDA
January 17, 2019
Owing to the increasing availability and accessibility of national data, the last decade witnessed growing interest in identifying racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and spatial inequalities in access to high-quality nursing homes.1,2 However, caution is...

The Informant AD8 Can Discriminate Patients with Dementia From Healthy Control Participants in an Asian Older Cohort

JAMDA
January 17, 2019
The informant-AD8 (i-AD8) was found to be reliable in detecting cognitive impairment and dementia in tertiary and primary health care settings. We evaluated the discriminability of the i-AD8, as compared to other brief cognitive measures, and its...

Using an Integrated Clinical and Functional Assessment Tool to Describe the Use of Social and Medical Care in an Urban Community-Dwelling Swedish Older Population

JAMDA
January 17, 2019
To describe the use of social and medical care services in a community-dwelling older population from Stockholm, Sweden, using an integrated clinical and functional assessment tool.

January 11, 2019

Weekly Roundup
January 11, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join The opening keynote address at the Society’s annual conference sets the tone for the meeting. It is fitting that this year’s program in Atlanta, GA, starts with a session that features Society leaders sharing...

Medicare Shared Savings Program: Submit Notice of Intent to Apply by January 18

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Practice Management, Practitioners
January 10, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is accepting Notices of Intent to Apply (NOIAs) via the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Management System (ACO-MS) for the July 1, 2019, start date for the redesigned Medicare Shared Savings...

New Part D Opioid Overutilization Policies CMS Call

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Opioids, Practitioners
January 10, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented new opioid policies for Medicare drug plans effective January 1. The new policies include: Improved safety alerts when patients fill opioid prescriptions at the pharmacy Drug...