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2015 Annual QRURs CMS Webcast — September 29

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment
September 23, 2016
Thursday, September 29 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET To register or for more information, visit MLN Connects Event Registration . Space may be limited, register early. In mid-September 2016, CMS will make 2015 Annual Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRURs)...

From the Hill: PAC Provider Groups Advocate for Changes to SNF VBP

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care
September 23, 2016
This week a number of post-acute care provider groups sent a letter to Ways and Means Committee leaders advocating for major changes to the Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act (H. R. 3298). This bipartisan bill would establish a...

September 23, 2016

Weekly Roundup
Advance Care Planning, End-of-Life Care, Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST), Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Observation Status, Infections, Patient Centered, Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Attending Physician, Certified Medical Director, Medical Director, Quality
September 23, 2016
Spotlight: Take the Challenge from Chris Laxton HPA: CMS Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative Models 2-4 Report Released, From the Hill: PAC Provider Groups Advocate for Changes to SNF VBP Other: Society Launches Vlog Read more .

Sarcopenia Screened With SARC-F Questionnaire Is Associated With Quality of Life and 4-Year Mortality

JAMDA
September 22, 2016
There is no gold standard in diagnosing sarcopenia. We aimed to assess the validity of screening sarcopenia using SARC-F (sluggishness, assistance in walking, rise from a chair, climb stairs, falls).

Assessment of Comorbidity Burden and its Association With Functional Rehabilitation Outcome After Stroke or Hip Fracture: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JAMDA
September 20, 2016
A well-grounded functional prognosis during triage for rehabilitation is important, especially in older patients who experience the burden of comorbidity. However, it remains unclear what impact comorbidity has on functional outcome after...

Enhancing SARC-F: Improving Sarcopenia Screening in the Clinical Practice

JAMDA
September 17, 2016
To validate the (Brazilian) Portuguese-translated version of the SARC-F questionnaire and to verify its performance in the separate sarcopenia screening and muscle function evaluation contexts. In addition, by associating SARC-F to an anthropometric...

Webinar Turns Education into Oral Health Success

Spotlight
Oral Health, Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team
September 16, 2016
“We need to find a way to triage it and work as an educated team to address oral health in this setting,” says Leonard Brennan, DMD, who will present a webinar on the topic on October 26. Oral care won’t happen, says Dr. Brennan, if caregivers dread...

New Data: 49 States Plus DC Reduce Avoidable Hospital Readmissions

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management
September 16, 2016
Between 2010 and 2015, readmission rates fell by 8 percent nationally. On September 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new data showing how these improvements are helping Medicare patients across all 50 states and...

SNF QRP Provider Training Questions and Feedback on MDS 3.0

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, Pressure Ulcers
September 16, 2016
The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Measures and Technical Information webpage is updated with Provider Training Questions and Feedback on Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 . This document provides responses to questions from...

NEW CMS Overview of the SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program MLN Matters® Article

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
September 16, 2016
An MLN Matters Special Edition Article on Overview of the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program is available. Learn about value-based incentive payments Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) may receive based on performance of...