JAMDA
May 12, 2024
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JAMDA
May 12, 2024
A Modified Frailty Phenotype Used for Identifying Frailty in Health Care Practice: Validation Among Chinese Older Adults
The study aimed to evaluate a simplified and practical frailty detection tool derived from the Fried frailty phenotype (FFP). This tool was developed to facilitate the identification of frail individuals in constrained settings, addressing the challenges posed by uncertain cutoffs of FFP indicators in prom...
Policy Snapshot
May 10, 2024
2022 Performance Year Quality Payment Program Participation and Performance Data Available
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released participation and performance data for the 2022 performance year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP), including both Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM) participation.
Policy Snapshot
May 10, 2024
Medicare Shared Savings Program: Prepare to Apply and Register for June 5 Webinar
The Medicare Shared Savings Program will accept applications through the ACO Management System starting May 20, 2024. Applications must be submitted by noon ET on June 17, 2024. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) interested in Advance Investment Payments or the ACO Primary Care Flex Model must first app...
Policy Snapshot
May 10, 2024
House Ways & Means Committee Approves Telehealth Bills
Last week, the House Committee on Ways & Means held a mark-up hearing on several bills to protect and expand health care for millions of seniors. The committee approved six bills that address a wide range of pressing health-care issues, particularly those facing rural communities. The package of bills ...
Spotlight
May 9, 2024
Challenges Are Opportunities for New Secretary
It’s only May, and Dallas Nelson, MD, FACP, CMD, has already had a busy year. She received AMDA’s Medical Director of the Year Award at PALTC24 in March, and she also became the Society’s new secretary during the conference. Some people would take a minute to sit back and celebrate their accomplishments, b...
JAMDA
May 7, 2024
Association of Medicare Home Health Ratings With Older Adult Fall Injuries: An Instrumental Variables Analysis
To understand the role of high-quality home health care for fall prevention.
Policy Snapshot
May 3, 2024
New AMA Report on 2022 Health-Care Spending
A new Policy Research Perspective provides a detailed examination of the 2022 U.S. National Health Expenditures (NHE) data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Policy Snapshot
May 3, 2024
Physician Practice Input is Needed by June 30 to Help Inform Accurate Physician Payment
A national survey of physician practices led by the American Medical Association (AMA) is underway and we urge your cooperation with this effort. The objective of the Physician Practice Information (PPI) Survey is to gather accurate data on practice costs and the hours of patient care that physicians provi...
Policy Snapshot
May 3, 2024
Skilled Nursing Facility Place of Service Codes: Updated Resources from CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated Medicare Learning Network resources to clarify the place of service codes you should use for inpatient services outside of a facility.
Tools, knowledge, and recognition to improve vaccination rates and protect residents and staff.