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Adverse Outcomes of Polypharmacy in Older People: Systematic Review of Reviews

JAMDA
January 13, 2020
Polypharmacy is widespread among older people, but the adverse outcomes associated with it are unclear. We aim to synthesize current evidence on the adverse health, social, medicines management, and health care utilization outcomes of polypharmacy...

Morbidity Measures Predicting Mortality in Inpatients: A Systematic Review

JAMDA
January 13, 2020
Morbidity is an important risk factor for mortality and a variety of morbidity measures have been developed to predict patients' health outcomes. The objective of this systematic review was to compare the capacity of morbidity measures in predicting...

Effectiveness of a Diet and Resistance Exercise Intervention on Muscle Health in Older Adults: ProMuscle in Practice

JAMDA
January 13, 2020
Clinical studies show that resistance exercise and a protein-rich diet can counteract the age-related decline of muscle mass, strength, and physical performance. The aim of the ProMuscle in Practice study was to test effectiveness of a resistance...

January 12, 2020

Weekly Roundup
January 12, 2020
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New Head of the Innovation Center Appointed

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
January 9, 2020
On January 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Brad Smith will serve as the director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation...

CMS Schedules Direct Contracting Model Options Webinars and Office Hours

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management, Practitioners
January 9, 2020
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host several webinars and office hours for interested participants to ask questions and get additional information about the Direct Contracting Model Options: Direct Contracting Payment Part...

CMS Misses December 31, 2019, Deadline for APM Incentive Payments

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Practice Management, Practitioners
January 9, 2020
CMS Misses December 31, 2019, Deadline for APM Incentive Payments The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an advisory notice on December 26, 2019, indicating the agency would fail to meet the self-imposed deadline of December...

CMS Releases Final 2018 QPP Performance Results: Max Positive 2020 Payment Adjustment is 1.68%

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
January 9, 2020
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) performance results for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), which impacts 2020 payments. The findings are summarized...

New Podcast Puts Nutrition in Older Adults on the Menu

Spotlight
January 9, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Nutrition in older adults isn’t always a pretty picture, but there is much practitioners can do to add color, pleasure, and positive outcomes to the pallet. In a recent AMDA On-The-Go podcast, guest John Morley, MD...

January 5, 2020

Weekly Roundup
January 5, 2020
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