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Changes to the Medicare EHR Incentive Program Hardship Exception Process

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Electronic Health Records (EHR)
January 29, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted new, streamlined hardship applications on the Payment Adjustments and Hardship Information webpage, reducing the amount of information that eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and...

Skilled Nursing Facility Billing Reference Fact Sheet — Revised

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Payment
January 29, 2016
A revised Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Billing Reference Fact Sheet is available. Learn about SNF: Coverage Payment Billing requirements

Modifying Effect of Body Mass Index on Survival in Elderly Type 2 Diabetic Patients: Hong Kong Diabetes Registry

JAMDA
January 28, 2016
There are nonlinear risk associations of body mass index (BMI) with mortality in type 2 diabetes (T2D) and elderly populations although similar information in elderly individuals with T2D are lacking.

The Effect of Age in the Association between Frailty and Poor Sleep Quality: A Population-Based Study in Community-Dwellers (The Atahualpa Project)

JAMDA
January 28, 2016
To assess the effect of age in the association between poor sleep quality and frailty status.

Differences in Nutrient Intake and Biochemical Nutrient Status Between Sarcopenic and Nonsarcopenic Older Adults—Results From the Maastricht Sarcopenia Study

JAMDA
January 26, 2016
There is growing evidence of a relationship between nutrients and muscle mass, strength, and physical performance. Although nutrition is seen as an important pillar of treating sarcopenia, data on the nutritional intake of sarcopenic older adults...

Walking-Induced Fatigue Leads to Increased Falls Risk in Older Adults

JAMDA
January 26, 2016
For older adults, falls are a serious health problem, with more than 30% of people older than 65 suffering a fall at least once a year. One element often overlooked in the assessment of falls is whether a person's balance, walking ability, and...

Effects on Weight, Blood Lipids, Serum Fatty Acid Profile and Coagulation by an Energy-Dense Formula to Older Care Residents: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial

JAMDA
January 22, 2016
Dietary intake in frail old adults is often lower than estimated needs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an energy-dense oral supplement on nutritional status, food intake, and physical function in residents living in care...

CMS Working on Transitioning EHR Incentive Programs

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Electronic Health Records (EHR)
January 22, 2016
In a recent speech by Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt, he noted that CMS is trying to make the electronic health records (EHR) programs more physician friendly and tweeted that “in 2016, MU (...

CMS Updates Open Payments Data and Improves Website

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment
January 22, 2016
On January 19, the Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the Open Payments dataset, consistent with the values we published on June 30, 2015. The total value before this update was $9.9 billion. The updated Open Payments dataset...

Hospice, IRF, LTCH, SNF, HHA: QIES System Downtime from March 16 through 21

Policy Snapshot
Hospice, Minimum Data Set, Quality, Improvement
January 22, 2016
All Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES) systems will be unavailable from Wednesday, March 16 after 8 pm ET through Monday, March 21, 2016. This downtime will affect all QIES connectivity and systems. The national database, Certification...