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Recent Advances in Sarcopenia Research in Asia: 2016 Update From the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia

JAMDA
June 29, 2016
Sarcopenia was recently classified a geriatric syndrome and is a major challenge to healthy aging. Affected patients tend to have worse clinical outcomes and higher mortality than those without sarcopenia. Although there is general agreement on the...

The Foundation: New Name, New Focus, Same Passion

Spotlight
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care
June 24, 2016
Over the years, the Foundation has built a strong legacy of research and education initiatives that have driven innovative, quality post-acute and long-term care (PALTC). Now, the organization is evolving to further serve PALTC practitioners and...

The Society Submits Comments on CMS SNF PPS Proposed Rule

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
June 24, 2016
AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine recently submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule entitled Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing...

HHS Announces Major Initiative to Help Small Practices Prepare for the Quality Payment Program

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management
June 24, 2016
Over the last few weeks, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made several important announcements related to the Quality Payment Program, which is proposed to implement the new, bipartisan law changing how Medicare pays clinicians...

2016 PQRS GPRO Registration Open through June 30

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management
June 24, 2016
Groups of two or more Eligible Professionals (EPs) can avoid the -2.0% CY 2018 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) payment adjustment by meeting the satisfactory reporting criteria through the 2016 PQRS Group Reporting Option (GPRO). The...

June 24, 2016

Weekly Roundup
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management
June 24, 2016
Spotlight: The Foundation: New Name, New Focus, Same Passion HPA: HHS Announces Major Initiative to Help Small Practices Prepare for the Quality Payment Program 2016 PQRS GPRO Registration Open through June 30 The Society Submits Comments on CMS SNF...

Hospital Transfers of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patients Within 48 Hours and 30 Days After SNF Admission

JAMDA
June 24, 2016
Close to 1 in 5 patients admitted to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) are readmitted to the acute hospital within 30 days, and a substantial percentage are readmitted within 2 days of the SNF admission. These rapid returns to the hospital may...

Iatrogenic Nosocomial Disability Diagnosis and Prevention

JAMDA
June 24, 2016
The traditional model of hospitalized care has changed dramatically over the past century, from addressing acute self-limited pathologies toward addressing much more complex patient profiles that are characterized by frailty, disability,...

Combination Therapy Showed Limited Superiority Over Monotherapy for Alzheimer Disease: A Meta-analysis of 14 Randomized Trials

JAMDA
June 24, 2016
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (AChEI) and memantine are recognized drug treatments with limited clinical efficacy. Combination therapy for patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) was suggested, but the additional benefit of combination therapy is...

Physician Contacts and Their Influence on the Appropriateness of Pain Medication in Nursing Home Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study

JAMDA
June 24, 2016
This study assessed the frequency of physician contacts for individual nursing home residents (NHRs) and investigated whether the frequency of contacts influences the appropriateness of pain medication in NHRs.