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Understanding Attribution in Value-Based Care
The process by which CMS assigns a Medicare beneficiary to an ACO based on where they have received the majority (plurality) of their primary care services - typically through qualifying physician or advanced practitioner visits. This designation holds the ACO accountable for the beneficiary’s cost, qualit...Landing Page
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March 15, 2023
2023 Medical Director of the Year Embodies Courage and Resilience
Rani Rao, MD, FACP, CMD, started a new leadership position in March 2020. While that may have intimidating—overwhelming even—for some, Dr. Rao didn’t hesitate.
JAMDA
March 21, 2016
Recommendations on Physical Activity and Exercise for Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Taskforce Report
A taskforce, under the auspices of The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics–Global Aging Research Network (IAGG-GARN) and the IAGG European Region Clinical Section, composed of experts from the fields of exercise science and geriatrics, met in Toulouse, in December 2015, with the aim of ...
JAMDA
May 21, 2021
POLST Is More Than a Code Status Order Form: Suggestions for Appropriate POLST Use in Long-Term Care
POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) is a medical order form used to document preferences about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), medical interventions such as hospitalization, care in the intensive care unit, and/or ventilation, as well as artificial nutrition. Programs based on the P...
JAMDA
July 18, 2017
The Association of Depressive Symptoms With Rates of Acute Exacerbations in Patients With COPD: Results From a 3-year Longitudinal Follow-up of the ECLIPSE Cohort
Depression increases disability and health care utilization in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
JAMDA
August 15, 2020
Does Universal Testing for COVID-19 Work for Everyone?
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been especially devastating among nursing home residents, with both the health circumstances of individual residents as well as communal living settings contributing to increased morbidity and mortality. Preventing the spread of COVID-19 infection requir...
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October 2, 2025