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Muscle Strength and Body Weight Mediate the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Usual Gait Speed

JAMDA
August 20, 2016
Usual gait speed (UGS) is recognized as a good indicator of a variety of health conditions as well as a predictor of future disability and mortality. There is evidence that UGS increases with physical activity. Muscle function and body composition...

Society Comments on CMS Patient Relationship Categories and Codes Feedback Request

Policy Snapshot
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation
August 19, 2016
As a result of the passage of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now required to establish and use classification code sets: care episode and patient condition groups and...

CMS Updates Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Ratings

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations
August 19, 2016
On August 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the popular Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Quality Ratings to incorporate new measures. These new measures look at successful discharges, emergency visits, and re-...

Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice: Public Comment Period Ends September 1

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Observation Status, Federal Regulations
August 19, 2016
The public has until September 1 to comment on the revised Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The information collection requirements are not effective until approved under a valid Office of...

Open Payments: Limited Time for Physicians to Dispute 2015 Data

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
August 19, 2016
Open Payments 2015 data was published on June 30; however, you can still review and dispute it. Check your data every year, even if you think nothing was reported about you. If drug or device companies submitted new data from previous years, you can...

Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly

Policy Snapshot
Care Settings/Types, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
August 19, 2016
The Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is a Medicare and Medicaid program that provides comprehensive medical and social services that enable older adults to live in the community instead of a nursing home or other care facility...

Grading COPD Recommendations

Spotlight
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
August 19, 2016
“As with all of the Society’s clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), the COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Management CPG focuses on optimizing care, avoiding readmissions, and preventing problems that occur in transitions. We highlight...

August 19, 2016

Weekly Roundup
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Observation Status, Federal Regulations, Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation
August 19, 2016
Spotlight: Grading COPD Recommendations Health Policy Advisor: Society Comments on CMS Patient Relationship Categories and Codes Feedback Request; CMS Updates Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Ratings; Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice: Public...

Exercise and Nutritional Supplementation on Community-Dwelling Elderly Japanese Women With Sarcopenic Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial

JAMDA
August 18, 2016
To investigate the effects of exercise and/or nutritional supplementation on body composition, blood components, and physical function in community-dwelling elderly Japanese women with sarcopenic obesity.

CMS Announces Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive Payment Model and Other Changes to Episode Based Payment Models

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management
August 12, 2016
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced a model that will test the effects of payments that encourage the use of cardiac rehabilitation services. The cardiac rehabilitation incentive payment model would test the impact of...