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May 15, 2024
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Spotlight
May 14, 2024
Pattee Award Winner Didn't Start as an Educator, but he Became a Great One
Charles Crecelius, MD, PhD, FACP, CMD, has a rare combination of traits that make him a great educator. He is knowledgeable but continues to learn and stay on top of issues; he brings practical, real-world experience to his teachings; and he has a natural sense of humor that makes even dry topics interesti...
JAMDA
May 14, 2024
Natural Language Processing to Identify Home Health Care Patients at Risk for Becoming Incapacitated With No Evident Advance Directives or Surrogates
Home health care patients who are at risk for becoming Incapacitated with No Evident Advance Directives or Surrogates (INEADS) may benefit from timely intervention to assist them with advance care planning. This study aimed to develop natural language processing algorithms for identifying home care patient...
JAMDA
May 13, 2024
Medication Discrepancies among Older Hospitalized Adults Discharged from Post-Acute Care Facilities to Home
The epidemiology of medication discrepancies during transitions from post-acute care (PAC) to home is poorly described. We sought to describe the frequency and types of medication discrepancies among hospitalized older adults transitioning from PAC to home.
Podcast
May 13, 2024
Caring On-The-Go | May 2024: Heart Disease and Matters of the Heart, With Special Guest Dr. Nicole Orr
JAMDA
May 12, 2024
Ageism and Dementia-ism in Health Care: A Proposed Framework to Guide Treatment Decisions in Frail Older Persons
Global population ageing underscores the imperative of ageism and dementia-ism in the heath care setting as there is both anecdotal and published evidence that older persons are liable to receive less than optimum evidence-based treatments on account of their age and apparent frailty. This article explores...
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