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QRURs and PQRS Feedback Reports: Access Ends December 31

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management, Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Practitioners
November 8, 2018
The final performance period for the Value Modifier and Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) programs was 2016 and the final payment adjustment year is 2018. Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRURs) and PQRS Feedback Reports will no longer be...

Understanding the Feasibility and Validity of Muscle Strength Measurements in Aging Adults

JAMDA
November 8, 2018
The interesting investigation performed by Yeung et al1 evaluated the agreement between measures of handgrip strength (HGS) and knee extension strength (KES) in a sample of young and older adults. This study concluded that at individual and...

Reply to the Letter to Editor

JAMDA
November 8, 2018
We read with great delight the letter concerning our recently published systematic review and meta-analysis on frailty and clinical outcomes in heart failure.1 First, we thank the authors for reading our manuscript in detail and for expressing their...

Effects of Resistance Training on Functional Strength and Muscle Mass in 70-Year-Old Individuals With Pre-sarcopenia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

JAMDA
November 7, 2018
Sarcopenia has been defined as age-related loss of muscle mass and function. The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to examine the effects of a 10-week instructor-led resistance training program on functional strength and body composition...

Using a Decision Support Algorithm for Referrals to Post-Acute Care

JAMDA
November 7, 2018
Although hospital clinicians strive to effectively refer patients who require post-acute care (PAC), their discharge planning processes often vary greatly, and typically are not evidence-based.

Membership Is a Mission for Society Leader

Spotlight
November 6, 2018
Rajeev Kumar, MD, FACP, CMD, the Society’s secretary and chair of the Membership Committee, never tires of talking about the organization to his colleagues. “I usually get two reactions. There are people who are unaware of the organization and its...

Depression is Associated With Sarcopenia Due to Low Muscle Strength: Results From the ELSA-Brasil Study

JAMDA
November 5, 2018
To investigate the association of sarcopenia and its defining components with depression in Brazilian middle-aged and older adults.

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Sarcopenia in Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

JAMDA
November 5, 2018
To review the prevalence and associated factors of sarcopenia in nursing homes.

Aggressive Behaviors Among Nursing Home Residents: Association With Dementia and Behavioral Health Disorders

JAMDA
November 5, 2018
We measured the prevalence and severity of aggressive behaviors (ABs) among nursing home (NH) residents and examined whether individuals with behavioral health disorders were more likely to exhibit aggressive behaviors than others.

Association Between the Discrepancy in Self-Reported and Performance-Based Physical Functioning Levels and Risk of Future Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The Locomotive Syndrome and Health Outcomes in Aizu Cohort Study (LOHAS)

JAMDA
November 5, 2018
A discrepancy in self-reported and performance-based physical functioning levels is often observed among older adults. We investigated the association of discrepancy in self-reported and performance-based physical functioning levels with risk of...