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JAMDA
February 6, 2024
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JAMDA
February 6, 2024
Comparison of the Incidence of Functional Disability Correlated With Social Participation Among Older Adults in Japan
Japan, which has the world's longest life expectancy, has been reporting rejuvenation of physical function among its older adult population. However, evidence for the incidence of functional disability is limited. This study aimed to investigate the comparison in the incidence of functional disability...
JAMDA
February 3, 2024
Patient Priorities Care Increases Long-Term Service and Support Use: Propensity Match Cohort Study
Patient priorities care (PPC) is an evidence-based approach designed to help patients achieve what matters most to them by identifying their health priorities and working with clinicians to align the care they provide to the patient's priorities. This study examined the impact of the PPC approach on l...
JAMDA
February 3, 2024
Change in Provider Specialty Was Associated With Less Fluoroquinolone Use at a Veterans Affairs Long-Term Care Setting
In July 2021, as part of a planned multiyear broad and long-term organizational realignment, the general medicine service assumed continuous care of residents at a Community Living Center (CLC), which are nursing homes within the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system. We hypothesized that practitioners ...
Policy Snapshot
February 2, 2024
New 2024 Resources and Webpages on QPP Website
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the Quality Payment Program (QPP) website to include 2024 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) webpages and resources.
Policy Snapshot
February 2, 2024
CMS Launches Value-Based Care Spotlight Website
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Innovation Center Director Liz Fowler announced the launch of the Value-Based Care Spotlight. The new site aims to enhance understanding of value-based care (VBC) as a cornerstone of transforming health care with helpful information for both the public and health-c...
Policy Snapshot
February 2, 2024
SNF Provider Preview Reports Now Available
The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will be published on the Care Compare website and the Provider Data Catalog (PDC) during the April 2024 refresh.
Policy Snapshot
February 2, 2024
Join the LTPAC HIT Collaborative for a February 22 Webinar on Information Sharing
The Long-Term and Post-Acute Care (LTPAC) Health IT Collaborative will host an upcoming webinar, in partnership with the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), to help LTPAC providers with information blocking regulations designed to enable smooth access to patients’ health data and ac...
Policy Snapshot
February 2, 2024
Visit the eCQM Issue Tracker to Review Draft Measure Packages for 2025 Reporting/Performance Periods
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites vendors and interested parties to review and provide feedback on draft electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) specifications that include logic and header changes for eCQMs under consideration for CMS quality reporting and payment programs....
JAMDA
February 1, 2024