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Webinar to Focus on Challenges of Younger Residents

Spotlight
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Ethics, Mental Health, Patient Centered, Resident, Right’s, Younger Adult
July 1, 2016
About one in seven people residing in today’s nursing homes is under age 65. “This setting isn’t designed with these younger individuals in mind," says , Rebecca Ferrini, MD, CMD, presenter of an upcoming webinar on the topic. “We need to understand...

Society Comments on MACRA Proposed Rule

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Pain Management, Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, Practice Management, Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
July 1, 2016
This week AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Rule on Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM)...

REMINDER: EHR Incentive Program: Hardship Exception Applications Due by July 1

Policy Snapshot
Electronic Health Records (EHR)
July 1, 2016
The Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program 2017 hardship exception instructions and application for eligible professionals and eligible hospitals are available on the Payment Adjustments & Hardship Information webpage . See...

REMINDER: PBJ Reporting Begins July 1

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management
July 1, 2016
Electronic submission of staffing data through the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) is required of all Long Term Care Facilities in 2016. July 1 begins the first date of data collection. You will have up to 45 days to submit data from July 1, 2016-...

CMS Quality Measures and the IMPACT Act Call — July 7

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Quality, Measures
July 1, 2016
Thursday, July 7 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET To register or for more information, visit MLN Connects Event Registration . Space may be limited, register early. During this call, CMS experts discuss key quality measures related to the Improving Medicare...

Society Member and Experts in PALTC Named to Federal HIT Standards Committee

Policy Snapshot
Electronic Health Records (EHR), Health Information Technology (HIT)
July 1, 2016
Terrence O’Malley, MD, CMD, a Massachusetts-based geriatrician and long-time member of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, has been named as the long-term care representative to the federal Health Information Technology...

Metabolic Control in Older Dependent People: Need for Improvement?

JAMDA
July 1, 2016
Medical care the in nursing home is complex because dependent residents have different levels of omorbidities, polypharmacy, and cognitive, mobility, and neurosensory deficits. The management of chronic diseases like diabetes and the prevention of...

Reply to Letter to the Editor by R.L. Jump et al

JAMDA
July 1, 2016
We thank Dr Jump and colleagues for their insights on inclusion of cloudy, foul-smelling urine as part of the evaluation of older adults suspected of having a urinary tract infection (UTI).1 In the surveillance definition of UTI from the revised...

July 1, 2016

Weekly Roundup
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Pain Management, Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, Practice Management, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Health Information Technology (HIT), Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Younger Adult
July 1, 2016
Spotlight: Webinar to Focus on Challenges of Younger Residents HPA: LTPAC HIT Summit Puts Spotlight on Connecting LTPAC Settings; Society Comments on MACRA Proposed Rule; REMINDER: EHR Incentive Program; REMINDER: PBJ Reporting; CMS Quality Measures...

Metabolic Control in Older Dependent People: Need for Improvement?

JAMDA
July 1, 2016
Medical care the in nursing home is complex because dependent residents have different levels of omorbidities, polypharmacy, and cognitive, mobility, and neurosensory deficits. The management of chronic diseases like diabetes and the prevention of...