Yes, you read that correctly. Historically, I’ve been the kind of curmudgeon who grumbles constantly about how governmental agencies like the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have no clue about what’s really going on, how they have their...
ORLANDO, FL — A panel of experts presented several pearls and strategies to begin “rational deprescribing” to combat polypharmacy in nursing home residents. Ariel Cole, MD, CMD, described a typical scenario for a new admission during a session at...
ORLANDO, FL — Caring for the Ages Editor in Chief Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, and other Society leaders led an audience through a sometimes mystifying maze of policy issues that affect practice and reimbursement, here at the Society’s Annual...
Visit the new Quality Payment Program webpage from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the latest information on key milestones, training opportunities, and educational materials about the new approach to paying Medicare...
Groups of two or more Eligible Professionals (EPs) can avoid the -2.0% CY 2018 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) payment adjustment by meeting the satisfactory reporting criteria through the 2016 PQRS Group Reporting Option (GPRO). The...
Safe and effective medication therapy starts with quality prescribing. “There are some basic dos and don’t’s for prescribing and managing medications in the post-acute and long-term care setting based on best practices and clinical evidence,” says...
Operational definitions of successful aging place a strong emphasis on functional capacity, and strategies for successful aging include many factors common to frailty research. We explore the hypothesis that frailty and successful aging are two...
Operational definitions of successful aging place a strong emphasis on functional capacity, and strategies for successful aging include many factors common to frailty research. We explore the hypothesis that frailty and successful aging are two...
An antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) has been recommended for long-term care facilities because of the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance in this setting to improve prescribing and decrease adverse events. Recommendations have been...
