2023 Geriatrics Medicare Presentation 
Hospice News
JULY 11, 2022
million seniors who reside in Illinois are 85 or older, and 40% of Medicare beneficiaries in the state have four or more chronic conditions, according to HCCI. Starting in 2023, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is replacing the Global and Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC) model with ACO REACH.
Hospice News
MAY 25, 2023
The conversation took place on April 20, 2023, during the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference. Nikki Davis: I’m a nurse practitioner and have been working in geriatrics and palliative care for about 21 years now. The article below has been edited for length and clarity. For a patient, a panel is essential.
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GeriPal
AUGUST 17, 2023
The outlook on amyloid antibodies are looking brighter though in 2023. Alex: And we’re delighted to welcome back Sharon Brangman, who is a SUNY Distinguished Service professor and chair of the Department of Geriatrics and director of the Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease. Thanks so much for having me on.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 5, 2022
My clinical experiences have been foundational to my growth, but my aging health policy experience with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and my time with The California Endowment were equally important. Finish this sentence: “The top strategy that care providers should employ in 2022 to best prepare for 2023 is…?”.
GeriPal
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.” ” You know?
GeriPal
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
And so I think that’s why it has its moment now even in 2023. So the amount of dollars per Medicare beneficiary in the last six months of life varies more than twofold from one region of the country to the other region of the country. So I just can’t keep going. Alex: That’s great. I love this song. Thanks everybody.
GeriPal
JULY 13, 2023
Randy died February 26, 2023. And we had the date, if it was present in the EHR, to provide that context for the clinician. They’re associated with about 90% of deaths in the Medicare population. And when we presented it to the DSMC, which Alex was a member too, but we thought it was nice. Erin: Code status.
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