Lexology August 27, 2024
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has adopted an age friendly quality hospital measure in its most recent final rule addressing prospective payment systems, policy changes, and quality program requirements for hospitals.
The measure assesses a hospital’s care for patients 65 years or older and seeks to ensure that hospitals implement the “4 Ms”, a framework of evidence-based elements of high-quality care developed by industry organizations. The “4 Ms” are What Matters, Medication, Mentation and Mobility. The measure consists of five attestation domains to address clinical care: (1) Eliciting Patient Healthcare Goals; (2) Responsible Medication Management; (3)Frailty Screening and Intervention; (4) Social Vulnerability; and (5) Age-Friendly Care Leadership.
Hospitals will be required to attest “yes” or “no” to elements...
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