This study aimed to evaluate the utility of electronic health record (EHR) diagnosis codes for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 infections among nursing home residents.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued changes in the 2025 immunization schedule for children, adolescents, and adults. These changes include new and updated recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, influenza vaccines, meningococcal serogroup B vaccines, pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (...
In a recently released report, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) states that the agency has made substantial progress on its goal for all people with traditional Medicare to be in a care relationship with accountability for quality and total cost of care by 2030. As of January 2025, 53...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced updates to the revised nursing home surveyor guidance initially released in November 2024. These updates encompass revised guidance and training for nursing services and the Payroll-Based Journal Staffing Report. Additionally, CMS is exte...
To examine racial and ethnic differences in telemedicine mental health (tele-MH) use among nursing home (NH) long-stay residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) during the pandemic.
Providing safe, quality care in nursing homes is a top priority of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Nursing home workers play a vital role in supporting residents with essential daily tasks, such as bathing, dressing, mobility, and eating. They also ensure medications are taken, and ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a reminder to clinicians about the importance of using the correct Place of Service (POS) codes on Medicare claims. These codes are crucial for ensuring proper payment for services provided to patients in various inpatient facilities, such a...
PALTC25 Keynoter Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH, Edward D. Viner Endowed Chief of Medicine at Cooper University Health Care, professor and chair of medicine at Cooper Medical School, and author of Wonder Drug and Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference, says, “We h...