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MIPS 2019 Payment Adjustment Fact Sheet

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Practitioners
July 13, 2018
CMS posted a fact sheet to help eligible clinicians and groups understand their Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2019 payment adjustment based on their 2017 performance. The fact sheet highlights how CMS assigns final scores to MIPS-...

July 13, 2018

Weekly Roundup
July 13, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join If the Foundation’s Quality Improvement and Health Outcomes (QIHO) Awards had a face, it might be that of Marian McNamara, RN. She and her colleagues have received this honor four times in the last five years, and...

Baseline Rehospitalization Rates of Nursing Homes in Bundled Payments for Care Improvement

JAMDA
July 11, 2018
The Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative was developed by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation with the goals of lowering health care expenditures while improving quality through enhanced coordination of services across...

QI Award Winner Lives and Breathes Teamwork and Excellence in Resident Care

Spotlight
July 10, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join If the Foundation’s Quality Improvement and Health Outcomes (QIHO) Awards had a face, it might be that of Marian McNamara, RN. She and her colleagues have received this honor four times in the last five years, and...

Effect of Low-Dose Statins and Apolipoprotein E Genotype on Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in Older Hypertensive Patients: A Subgroup Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMDA
July 10, 2018
To investigate the effect of low-dose statins and apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotypes on cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) to prevent CSVD in older hypertensive patients.

Access to and Confidence in Using Technology Among Homebound Older Adults and Caregivers

JAMDA
July 10, 2018
With estimates of homebound adults aged 65 years and older in the United States as high as 3.6 million and rising,1,2 solutions to counter the adverse outcomes experienced by these individuals, including social isolation and advanced medical...

Cardiovascular Risk Factors and the Risk of Disability in Older Adults: Variation by Age and Functional Status

JAMDA
July 10, 2018
We aimed to quantify the increased risk of disability associated with cardiovascular risk factors among older adults, and to verify whether this risk may vary by age and functional status.

Correlates of Response to Mail Questionnaires Among Assisted Living Communities in Oregon, 2014‒2016

JAMDA
July 6, 2018
Questionnaires are commonly used by researchers to collect information from assisted living and residential care (AL/RC) communities. Alongside concerns over coverage (eg, lack of sampling frame) and design effects, community-level self-selection...

Gait Speed Assessment in Older Adults: A Comparison Among Walk Tests, a Portable Gait Analysis Device and Self-Report

JAMDA
July 6, 2018
Gait speed is a strong predictor of health outcomes, mobility, and survival in older adults.1 Assessments of usual gait speed are usually performed in clinical settings using physical performance tests.1 Self-report has recently emerged as a...

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Dehydration Among Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review

JAMDA
July 6, 2018
To provide an overview of the prevalence rates and risk factors of dehydration among nursing home residents.