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Talking About Trauma: Experiences With Implementing Trauma-Informed Care

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2021
Responses to a past trauma or triggers can include a wide array of behavioral, psychological, emotional, and physical reactions that might be misunderstood or mislabeled if care is not trauma-informed, said Julie K. Gammack, MD, at the 2021 Virtual...

The Delphi Process to Drive Progress in PALTC

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2021
The field of geriatric medicine has long struggled with a relative lack of evidence-based studies and data. Randomized, controlled pharmaceutical trials are rare in the vulnerable older adult population, and this is particularly apparent in the post...

The (Re)Tired Geriatrician

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2021
I practiced internal medicine and geriatrics for nearly four decades. Those in my cohort of doctor-friends have been retired for years. The surgeon has gone fishing, the ophthalmologist moved to his cabin in the woods, the orthopedist raises cattle...

Flu Season is Here: Protect Your Patients, Yourself, and Your Loved Ones

Policy Snapshot
October 1, 2021
It’s flu season, and flu shots are the best way to protect your patients, yourself, and your loved ones. The CDC recommends annual flu shots for everyone 6 months and older. Reducing the spread of respiratory illness, like flu, this fall and winter...

Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Updates

October 1, 2021
Get the latest payment information on the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) and find out how and when you can comment: Calendar Year (CY) 2022 preliminary payment determinations: Visit the Payment Determinations section of the CMS CLFS Annual...

Post-Acute Care Transfers: Bill Correctly

Policy Snapshot
October 1, 2021
In a recent report , the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found Medicare improperly paid inpatient claims subject to the transfer policy. Many hospitals didn’t properly code inpatient claims as a discharge to home when patients resumed home health...

CMS Webinar Reviews the APM Performance Pathway

Policy Snapshot
October 1, 2021
On Monday, September 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a webinar discussing an overview of the APM Performance Pathway (APP) policies, which are part of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). According to CMS, this is a...

Society Expresses Concern to FDA on Labeling of Aducanumab

Policy Snapshot
October 1, 2021
Last week, the Society joined the American Geriatrics Society, the Society of General Internal Medicine, and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, in writing a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expressing concern for...

Society Supports Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2021

Policy Snapshot
October 1, 2021
Last week, the Society, through our membership in the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA), supported the Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2021, championed by Sens. Bill Cassidy, MD (R) and Angus King (I) and Reps. Raul Ruiz, MD...

Society Supports Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2021

Policy Snapshot
October 1, 2021
Last week, the Society, through our membership in the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA), supported the Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2021, championed by Sens. Bill Cassidy, MD (R) and Angus King (I) and Reps. Raul Ruiz, MD...