Sarcopenia imposes significant morbidity and economic burden on health care systems, underscoring the critical need for early/effective screening and diagnosis. This study aimed to develop a machine learning (ML)-based algorithm to facilitate the screening/diagnosis of sarcopenia.
This study compares enhanced influenza vaccines recommended for older adults, adjuvanted flu vaccine (aTIV, FLUAD) vs high-dose flu vaccine (HD-IIV3, FLUZONE HD) to determine if they met noninferiority standards for older long-term care facility (LTCF) residents.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now accepting applications for the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Eligible organizations interested in joining the program must submit their applications through the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Management System.
The American Medical Association’s (AMA) Medical Liability Reform NOW! 2025 report sounds the alarm that medical liability premiums are climbing, and a hard market, where policies are more expensive and harder to obtain, could be next. This year’s report emphasizes the problematic rise in liability premium...
Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Roger Marshall, MD (R-KS), have reintroduced the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816), a bipartisan, zero-cost bill designed to improve access to care for the 32.8 million Americans enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The legislation aims to simplify th...