Japanese special nursing homes provide permanent residence to elderly people under the public long-term care insurance program. However, a quarter of discharges occur via death in hospital, and a fifth occur via admission to hospital. The objective was to identify factors associated with discharge destinat...
Preventive strategy for falls in demented elderly is a clinical challenge. From early-stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD), patients show impaired balance and gait. The purpose of this study is to determine whether regional white matter lesions (WMLs) can predict balance/gait disturbance and falls in eld...
On Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 3:00 PM ET, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a webinar to provide an overview of the development, criteria, and evaluation of Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) quality and cost measures that align with CMS priorities.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a public webinar— Overview of the 2025 Proposed Rule for the Quality Payment Program—on Tuesday, July 23, at 1:00 PM ET to provide an overview of proposed policies for the 2024 performance year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP).
This study aimed to give an international perspective of health service gaps for caring for elderly individuals and explore the role of primary care for caring for elderly individuals with chronic conditions in Hong Kong.