The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Acumen, LLC to develop episode-based cost measures for their potential use in the cost performance category of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). As part of...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the 2020 performance period electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) flows for eligible clinicians and eligible professionals, which provide: An additional resource to help you...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a psychoeducational intervention, Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC), for family caregivers of individuals with dementia.
Fractures pose a significant burden to the health, quality of life, and mortality of older adults residing in long-term care (LTC)1,2 or receiving home care (HC) services.3 The costs associated with fractures in Canada are $274 million and $1.03...
To profile the characteristics of growing numbers of sepsis survivors receiving home healthcare (HHC) by type of sepsis before, during, and after a sepsis hospitalization and identify characteristics significantly associated with 7-day readmission.
Your eligibility status may have changed for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Check the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Payment Program Participation Status Tool to view your final 2019 eligibility status:...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) added a third low-volume threshold criterion for determining Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligibility for 2019. Clinicians and groups are excluded from MIPS if they: Billed $90,...
Bisphosphonates (BPs) might have extra benefits in reducing mortality because of their anti-atherosclerotic effects, but studies reported conflicting results. We investigated the association between oral BP use and mortality risk following a major...
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