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August 26, 2016

Weekly Roundup
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Federal Regulations, Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Medical Director, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI), Transitions of Care
August 26, 2016
Spotlight: Advanced Curriculum is Always New for this Veteran Attendee HPA: Society Joins Others in Urging CMS to Restore the Refinement Panel; Next Generation Accountable Care Organization – Implementation MLN Matters® Article — New

Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the FRAIL Scale to Assess Frailty in Mexican Adults

JAMDA
August 24, 2016
The objectives of this study were to cross-culturally adapt and validate the FRAIL scale in Mexican community-dwelling adults.

Hearing What Our Patients Need and Assuring They Get It

JAMDA
August 24, 2016
Today's long-term care and postacute providers are no longer focused on the number of visits per day but instead on the effectiveness of care. With the shift of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) away from volume-based reimbursement...

CDC Releases Making Health Care Safer - Sepsis Vital Signs

Clinical Alerts
Infections, Infection Prevention/Control
August 23, 2016
On August 23, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report on sepsis that will focus on preventing infections that lead to sepsis and the importance of sepsis early recognition. The report will be release as part of...

Muscle Strength and Body Weight Mediate the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Usual Gait Speed

JAMDA
August 20, 2016
Usual gait speed (UGS) is recognized as a good indicator of a variety of health conditions as well as a predictor of future disability and mortality. There is evidence that UGS increases with physical activity. Muscle function and body composition...

Society Comments on CMS Patient Relationship Categories and Codes Feedback Request

Policy Snapshot
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation
August 19, 2016
As a result of the passage of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now required to establish and use classification code sets: care episode and patient condition groups and...

CMS Updates Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Ratings

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations
August 19, 2016
On August 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the popular Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Quality Ratings to incorporate new measures. These new measures look at successful discharges, emergency visits, and re-...

Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice: Public Comment Period Ends September 1

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Observation Status, Federal Regulations
August 19, 2016
The public has until September 1 to comment on the revised Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The information collection requirements are not effective until approved under a valid Office of...

Open Payments: Limited Time for Physicians to Dispute 2015 Data

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
August 19, 2016
Open Payments 2015 data was published on June 30; however, you can still review and dispute it. Check your data every year, even if you think nothing was reported about you. If drug or device companies submitted new data from previous years, you can...

Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly

Policy Snapshot
Care Settings/Types, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
August 19, 2016
The Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is a Medicare and Medicaid program that provides comprehensive medical and social services that enable older adults to live in the community instead of a nursing home or other care facility...