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2014 PQRS Experience Report Available

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management
May 20, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the 2014 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Experience Report . This annual report provides data and trends on participation, incentive eligibility, incentive payments, and payment...

What Should the Optimal Systolic Blood Pressure Goal Be in Treating Older Persons with Hypertension?

JAMDA
May 20, 2016
Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease in the elderly.1 Hypertension occurs in 69% of persons with a first myocardial infarction,2 in 77% of those with a first stroke,2 in 74% of individuals with congestive heart failure,2...

Cloudy, Foul-Smelling Urine Not a Criteria for Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection in Older Adults

JAMDA
May 20, 2016
An absence of evidence-based guidelines for the management of commonly encountered infections is a significant barrier to better antibiotic stewardship in the long-term care (LTC) setting. Consequently, the peer-reviewed antimicrobial treatment...

Loneliness in Nursing Homes

JAMDA
May 20, 2016
Loneliness is a geriatric syndrome associated with impaired health, poor quality of life, cognitive decline, and increased mortality.1–4 Loneliness has been defined as a subjective feeling, a discrepancy between a person's own expectations and one's...

Development of an Interdisciplinary Team Communication Framework and Quality Metrics for Home-Based Medical Care Practices

JAMDA
May 20, 2016
The unique needs of homebound adults receiving home-based medical care (HBMC) (ie, home-based primary care and home-based palliative care services) are ideally provided by interdisciplinary care teams (IDTs) that provide coordinated care. The...

Cloudy, Foul-Smelling Urine Not a Criteria for Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection in Older Adults

JAMDA
May 20, 2016
An absence of evidence-based guidelines for the management of commonly encountered infections is a significant barrier to better antibiotic stewardship in the long-term care (LTC) setting. Consequently, the peer-reviewed antimicrobial treatment...

Loneliness in Nursing Homes

JAMDA
May 20, 2016
Loneliness is a geriatric syndrome associated with impaired health, poor quality of life, cognitive decline, and increased mortality.1–4 Loneliness has been defined as a subjective feeling, a discrepancy between a person's own expectations and one's...

Development of an Interdisciplinary Team Communication Framework and Quality Metrics for Home-Based Medical Care Practices

JAMDA
May 20, 2016
The unique needs of homebound adults receiving home-based medical care (HBMC) (ie, home-based primary care and home-based palliative care services) are ideally provided by interdisciplinary care teams (IDTs) that provide coordinated care. The...

Observed Blood Pressure and Mortality Among People Aged 65 Years and Older: A Community-Based Cohort Study

JAMDA
May 18, 2016
The 2014 Eighth Joint National Committee guidelines for hypertension management emphasize the upper limit of blood pressure (BP) as the target for treatment in the elderly population. Given the uncertainty regarding optimal BP range, we aimed to...

Gait Performance in Hypertensive Patients on Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors

JAMDA
May 18, 2016
To examine the relationship between angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) use and gait performance in older adults.