Unplanned readmissions in older patients are a prominent and current issue for healthcare professionals and regulators. They can indeed be very deleterious for patients, leading to an increased risk of dependence and functional or psychosocial...
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This week, the Society joined the American Medical Association and others in writing to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) quality measure selections and removal policy as...
The deadline to submit your 2019 registration and attestation information for the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program is March 2: Medicare eligible hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs): Attest through the QualityNet Secure Portal...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the Explore Measures Tool for the 2020 performance period. The tool now includes 2020 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) measures and activities for the four performance...
Focus on decline in performance of activities of daily living (ADL) has not been matched by studies of recovery of function. Advised by a broad conceptual model of physical resilience, we ascertain characteristics that identify (1) maintenance, (2)...
Clinical and research interest in sarcopenia has burgeoned internationally, Asia included. The Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2014 consensus defined sarcopenia as “age-related loss of muscle mass, plus low muscle strength, and/or low...
