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New ABPLM Board Member Brings Both Long History and Fresh Eye to Her Role

Spotlight
August 21, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Rebecca Elon, MD, MPH, CMD, has a history with the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) that goes back to its beginning. The new ABPLM board member says, “Back in the ‘80s, I attended a...

August 17, 2018

Weekly Roundup
August 17, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Anemia is a common problem in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) that often gets ignored or dismissed. T.S. Dharmarajan, MD, MACP, AGSF, wants to change that. “Anemia isn’t an illness, rather an indicator of an...

LIVE WEBINAR:  MACRA MIPS and APMs: Current Requirements and Proposed Changes

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
August 16, 2018
Live Webinar: MACRA MIPS and APMs: Current Requirements and Proposed Changes Date : Thursday, August 23, 2018 Time : 2:00pm-3:30pm Eastern Speakers : Benjamin Chin; Brittany LaCouture; Molly MacHarris Description : Senior Centers for Medicare &...

CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Medicare Shared Savings Program

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Practice Management, Practitioners
August 16, 2018
On August 9, CMS issued a proposed rule that would set a new direction for the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Referred to as “Pathways to Success,” this proposed new direction for the program would redesign the participation options available to:...

Quality Payment Program: Participation Status Tool Includes 2018 Data Snapshot

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
August 16, 2018
CMS updated the Quality Payment Program Participation Status Tool to include 2018 Qualifying Alternative Payment Model (APM) Participant (QP) and Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) APM status. The tool is updated based on calculations from...

Decreased Basal Metabolic Rate Can Be an Objective Marker for Sarcopenia and Frailty in Older Males

JAMDA
August 16, 2018
The aim of this study is to demonstrate the ability of the basal metabolic rate (BMR) to detect frailty and sarcopenia in older males.

Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance in Long-Term Care Facility Patients With Bacteremia: A 5 Year's Surveillance

JAMDA
August 16, 2018
Older patients residing in institutions, who are predisposed to frequent hospitalizations, invasive procedures, and repeated antibiotic use, are at higher risk for bacterial infections. The most common infection in a long-term care facility (LTCF)...

Common But Undertreated: Webinar Addresses Anemia in the Elderly

Spotlight
Anemia
August 15, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Anemia is a common problem in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) that often gets ignored or dismissed. T.S. Dharmarajan, MD, MACP, AGSF, wants to change that. “Anemia isn’t an illness, rather an indicator of an...

An Analysis of Falls and Those who Fall in a Chronic Care Facility

JAMDA
August 11, 2018
Falls in hospitals lead to adverse patient outcomes and prevention of falls is of upmost importance. Little is known about fall and injury rates in chronic care facilities, which are similar to skilled nursing facilities in the United States...

Deprescribing Medications for Chronic Diseases Management in Primary Care Settings: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

JAMDA
August 11, 2018
Perform a systematic review to evaluate the outcome of deprescription compared with standard care. The focus was on chronic medical and mental health conditions managed in primary care.