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MedPAC: Ditch meaningful use, patient measures under MIPS
WASHINGTON – Population-level outcomes measures are the key focus of a proposed program to replace Medicare’s new MIPS program.
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The year’s Top 10 in addiction medicine
Studies are shining a new light on alcoholism, coffee, smoking, the genetics of pathological gambling, and more.
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Medicare pay cut may loom in wake of tax bill passage
Could revoking the individual mandate trigger lower Medicare reimbursement?
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Retinal changes may reflect brain changes in preclinical Alzheimer’s
BOSTON – The retina could be “a window that could let us see what’s happening in the brain in early Alzheimer’s disease.”
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Walking has beneficial cognitive effects in amyloid-positive older adults
BOSTON – Over 4 years, those who walked the most experienced the least cognitive decline.
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Sleep apnea treatment may reduce risk of epileptic seizures
WASHINGTON – Data support sleep apnea screening in patients with epilepsy.
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New buprenorphine formulation approved for medication-assisted treatment
Patients who are currently taking other buprenorphine formulations can be transitioned.
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CMS looking to evolve QPP to measure outcomes, not processes
Ms. Verma wrapped her thoughts on value and quality in her broader vision for CMS as one of patient empowerment.
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5 big ways the tax bill could affect health policy
One proposed change could disproportionately effect young physicians.
From the Journals
Self-harm on rise in U.S. among girls aged 10-14
Findings point to the need for suicide and self-harm prevention strategies that are evidence based and comprehensive.
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Antidepressant therapy is too often tardy
Forty percent of U.S. patients aren’t even at the minimum therapeutic dose within 4 weeks of diagnosis.