Search results for "Medicare"
Participate in QPP feedback research, earn $150 to $200
CMS is seeking physicians or health care providers who look at Medicare feedback reports, as well as administrative staff and office managers who interact with Medicare systems and complete tasks related to Medicare quality data submission.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/20/5.htm
20 Jun 2017
Integrating oral health into primary care
A comprehensive primary care model that includes oral health is needed to prevent health problems, reduce costs, and provide equitable care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/11/integrating-oral-health-into-primary-care.htm
1 Nov 2021
Family illness brings palliative care, other policies into focus
Personal experiences play out amid public health policy debates.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/06/family-illness-brings-palliative-care-other-policies-into-focus.htm
1 Jun 2023
ACP policies target inequity to improve health
We must be intentional in our efforts to address the needs of individuals experiencing health care disparities and inequities based on social drivers of health.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/09/acp-policies-target-inequity-to-improve-health.htm
1 Sep 2022
Finances can offer clues to cognitive problems
A study found that patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias were more likely to miss payments on credit accounts as early as six years before diagnosis and to develop subprime credit scores 2.5 years before diagnosis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/05/finances-can-offer-clues-to-cognitive-problems.htm
1 May 2022
ABIM study finds MOC status associated with higher HEDIS process measures
Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) process measures were slightly higher among physicians pursuing Maintenance of Certification in five categories, but were still low overall in some of the areas.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/12/2.htm
12 Jun 2018
Pandemic enters new phase with end of PHE
COVID-19 isn't gone, but the end of the U.S. public health emergency does mark some significant changes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/06/pandemic-enters-new-phase-with-end-of-phe.htm
1 Jun 2023
Drug interaction risks appear common among older patients being treated for epilepsy
Factors predicting higher drug interaction risk included having one or more comorbid condition versus zero comorbidities, having four or more comorbid conditions versus zero comorbidities, being eligible for the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy, and not living in the northeastern U.S.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/13/4.htm
13 Feb 2018
Democrats must reconcile to pass reconciliation
As the Democratic leadership moves forward with their slim majorities in Congress, they must agree among themselves on trillions of dollars of health care programs, including universal health care, Medicare expansion, and more tax subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/10/democrats-must-reconcile-to-pass-reconciliation.htm
1 Oct 2021
Transitional care management yields benefit but is used rarely, study finds
A study described transitional care management as a promising delivery model innovation, but an editorial cautioned that payments may not be high enough to justify the extra work involved or may be targeted to the wrong place in the health care system.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/07/1.htm
7 Aug 2018