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January 25, 2019

Weekly Roundup
January 25, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Award-winning actor and educator Megan Cole is “genuinely excited” about the opportunity to present the Anne-Marie Filkin Lecture on Sunday, March 10, at the Society’s 2019 annual conference in Atlanta, GA. “...

Award-Winning Actor Gives Voice to Elders at Filkin Lecture

Spotlight
January 24, 2019
Award-winning actor and educator Megan Cole is “genuinely excited” about the opportunity to present the Anne-Marie Filkin Lecture on Sunday, March 10, at the Society’s 2019 annual conference in Atlanta, GA. “Literature teaches us eternal truths in...

CDC Opioids Training Modules

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Opioids, Practitioners
January 24, 2019
Help stop the growing number of drug overdose deaths in the United States. Take the final three modules in a training series from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Applying CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids . Each module...

Open Payments Data Update

Policy Snapshot
Cardiovascular Health, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment
January 24, 2019
On January 18, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the Open Payments dataset to reflect changes to the data that took place since the last publication in June 2018. Use the Open Payments Search Tool to view the data. The...

January 18, 2019

Weekly Roundup
January 18, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join The practice management sessions at the Society’s 2019 annual conference are like “a map,” says Tom Haithcoat, chief operating officer for CareConnectMD and incoming chair of the Practice Group Network (PGN). This...

Practice Management Track Offers Map for Navigating Challenges

Spotlight
January 17, 2019
The practice management sessions at the Society’s 2019 annual conference are like “a map,” says Tom Haithcoat, chief operating officer for CareConnectMD and incoming chair of the Practice Group Network (PGN). This map will help participants navigate...

Medicare Shared Savings Program: Submit Notice of Intent to Apply Today

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Practitioners
January 17, 2019
Time is running out to submit a Notice of Intent to Apply (NOIA) via the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Management System (ACO-MS) for the July 1, 2019, start date for the redesigned Medicare Shared Savings Program – Pathways to Success . You...

New Part D Opioid Overutilization Policies Call — February 14

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Opioids, Practitioners
January 17, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has implemented new opioid policies for Medicare drug plans effective January 1. The new policies include: Improved safety alerts when patients fill opioid prescriptions at the pharmacy Drug...

Number of Medications and Mortality Among Residents in Nursing Homes

JAMDA
January 17, 2019
The use of multiple concurrent medications is an indicator commonly used to evaluate the quality of pharmacotherapy in older adults, via an assessment of the medication burden.1,2 Previous studies have reported polypharmacy prevalences of up to 40%...

EWGSOP2 Versus EWGSOP1: Impact on the Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Its Major Health Consequences

JAMDA
January 17, 2019
In June 2018, we published in your journal an article showing that sarcopenia, characterized by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) definition developed in 2010,1 was associated with an increased risk of mortality.2 In...