The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted new 2019 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) resources on the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Resource Library webpage: User Guides: These highlight information on participation,...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released four new fact sheets that encourage patients and doctors to discuss pain management options and the potential risks of opioid medication. Information includes: What patients can expect if...
The aim of this study was to develop a Fried Frailty Phenotype Questionnaire (FFPQ) and a Japanese FRAIL (fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illnesses, and loss of weight) scale (FRAIL-J) and to evaluate the reliability and validity of both...
To examine the associations of prefracture psychological resilience and prefracture general mental health with physical function among older adults with hip fracture surgery.
To examine factors associated with perceived quality of communication with physicians by relatives of dying residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs).
We congratulate Wilson et al1 for their article on a new diagnostic tool for sarcopenia. They have drawn attention to the importance of ultrasound measurements as it relates to thigh muscle thickness for sarcopenia diagnosis. Anterior thigh and...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Earlier this summer, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule that would significantly revise the regulation regarding Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)...
Information on the impact of polypharmacy on kidney function in older adults is limited. We prospectively investigated the association between intake of total number of drugs or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and kidney function.
This is a friendly reminder about the Medicare Learning Network call, Dementia Care: Supporting Comfort and Resident Preferences, which will take place this Tuesday (September 10) from 1:30 to 3 PM ET. During this call, you’ll be able to gain...
