The prevalence of polypharmacy (multiple medications) is on the rise among older adults in the United States and Europe.1–3 It has been estimated that people aged 65 years will spend 8 of their 20 years of remaining life expectancy with polypharmacy...
Age-related muscle loss (sarcopenia) and increased fat mass (obesity) may contribute to chronic disease. Multimorbidity needs more complex health care and is associated with an elevated risk of mortality, disability, and poor quality of life...
Spotlight: Advanced Curriculum is Always New for this Veteran Attendee HPA: Society Joins Others in Urging CMS to Restore the Refinement Panel; Next Generation Accountable Care Organization – Implementation MLN Matters® Article — New
Today's long-term care and postacute providers are no longer focused on the number of visits per day but instead on the effectiveness of care. With the shift of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) away from volume-based reimbursement...
On August 23, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report on sepsis that will focus on preventing infections that lead to sepsis and the importance of sepsis early recognition. The report will be release as part of...
Usual gait speed (UGS) is recognized as a good indicator of a variety of health conditions as well as a predictor of future disability and mortality. There is evidence that UGS increases with physical activity. Muscle function and body composition...
As a result of the passage of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now required to establish and use classification code sets: care episode and patient condition groups and...
On August 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the popular Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Quality Ratings to incorporate new measures. These new measures look at successful discharges, emergency visits, and re-...
The public has until September 1 to comment on the revised Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The information collection requirements are not effective until approved under a valid Office of...
