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EHR Incentive Program: Attest to 2016 Program Requirements by February 28

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Electronic Health Records (EHR)
February 3, 2017
The Registration and Attestation System is now open. Providers participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program must attest to the 2016 program requirements by February 28 to avoid a 2018 payment adjustment. The EHR...

Item Writing Workshop Builds Key Skills for Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond

Spotlight
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care
February 3, 2017
“Our time is now. Post-acute and long-term care is being noticed, and experts in the field are being looked to for guidance and leadership,” says Society Vice President Cari Levy, MD, PhD, CMD. “You’re the expert we’re seeking to help set standards...

February 3, 2017

Weekly Roundup
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Observation Status, Infections, Immunization/Vaccination, Infection Prevention/Control, Pneumonia, Payment
February 3, 2017
Spotlight: Item Writing Workshop Builds Key Skills for Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond. HPA: Wyden Introduces Bill To Weaken IPAB; Medicare Observation Status Addressed At HHS Confirmation Hearing; PBJ Submission Reminder; EHR Incentive Program: Attest...

The Standardization of Frailty Phenotype Criteria Improves Its Predictive Ability: The Toledo Study for Healthy Aging

JAMDA
February 2, 2017
Several studies have assessed the performance of the original frailty phenotype criteria (FPC) and the standardized version according to the characteristics of the population. No studies exist, however, evaluating the impact of this standardization...

Directions & Connections

JAMDA
February 1, 2017

General Information

JAMDA
February 1, 2017

Table of Contents

JAMDA
February 1, 2017

Editorial Board

JAMDA
February 1, 2017

Premature Geriatric Exportation

JAMDA
February 1, 2017
Do you believe in transubstantiation? The report by a distinguished group of geriatricians and gerontologists in this issue suggests that the nursing home (NH) expand its sphere of influence into the community.1 A model held in low esteem by many is...

The Realities of Operationalizing MOLST Forms in Emergency Situations

JAMDA
February 1, 2017
The goal of “Decisions by Default: Incomplete and Contradictory MOLST in Emergency Care” was to provide insight into the unintended consequences that may arise when emergency medicine providers are called upon to interpret and act upon MOLST (New...