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Cognitive Screening at the Population Level: The Italian Health Examination Survey, 2008-2012

JAMDA
February 10, 2018
In 2011, 35.6 million people worldwide were living with dementia.1 This number will more than triple by 2050.1 Among noncommunicable diseases, dementia accounts for 11.9% of years lived with disability,2 and the annual global cost of either formal...

Frailty Predicts Incident Urinary Incontinence Among Hospitalized Older Adults—A 1-Year Prospective Cohort Study

JAMDA
February 10, 2018
The relationship between frailty and urinary incontinence (UI) remains highly complex. There is limited data on the impact of frailty on new-onset UI among hospitalized older adults. Thus, we examined the ability of frailty to predict incident UI...

Cognitive Screening at the Population Level: The Italian Health Examination Survey, 2008-2012

JAMDA
February 10, 2018
In 2011, 35.6 million people worldwide were living with dementia.1 This number will more than triple by 2050.1 Among noncommunicable diseases, dementia accounts for 11.9% of years lived with disability,2 and the annual global cost of either formal...

Frailty Predicts Incident Urinary Incontinence Among Hospitalized Older Adults—A 1-Year Prospective Cohort Study

JAMDA
February 10, 2018
The relationship between frailty and urinary incontinence (UI) remains highly complex. There is limited data on the impact of frailty on new-onset UI among hospitalized older adults. Thus, we examined the ability of frailty to predict incident UI...

Interpreting Regs: A Welcome Challenge for Physician with Passion for Advocacy

Spotlight
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, F-Tags, Medical Director
February 9, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Being a strong patient advocate is a passion that Victoria Walker, MD, CMD, has long held as a cornerstone of her career. It led her to become a policy expert, and now she is sharing her expertise and knowledge...

CMS Publishes Advanced APMs for 2018 MACRA Reporting

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Alternative Payment Models (APM), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS)
February 9, 2018
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a table displaying the Alternative Payment Models (APMs) that CMS operates. In the table CMS identifies which of those APMs CMS has determined to be MIPS APMs or Advanced...

MIPS: Call for Advancing Care Information Measures and Improvement Activities

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Electronic Health Records (EHR)
February 9, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is once again seeking input for additional Advancing Care Information (ACI) measures and improvement activities (IAs) for consideration for future years of the Merit-based Incentive Payment...

SNF QRP Quality Measure (QM) and Review and Correct Report Data Issues

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
February 9, 2018
A calculation error has been identified for the three assessment-based quality measures reported on the SNF QRP Facility- and Resident-Level QM report and the SNF QRP Review and Correct reports (NQF #0678, NQF #0674, and NQF #2631). Duplicate stays...

Proposed Budget Deal Impacts MACRA, Other Physician Pay Provisions

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation
February 9, 2018
As a result of the Society’s advocacy efforts, along with the American Medical Association (AMA) and other physician groups, language extending the misvalued code offset has changed for the better. Earlier reports were that Congress was considering...

February 9, 2018

Weekly Roundup
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, F-Tags, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Alternative Payment Models (APM), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Electronic Health Records (EHR), Medical Director
February 9, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Spotlight: Interpreting Regs: A Welcome Challenge for Physician with Passion for Advocacy HPA: CMS Publishes Advanced APMs for 2018 MACRA Reporting; MIPS: Call for Advancing Care Information Measures and...