In December 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized its Physician Fee Schedule rule for 2021, which includes a number of new and revised billing codes of interest for geriatrics health professionals. This AGS-hosted webinar reviews and discusses coding and payment updates under Medicare that took effect on January 1.
The AGS is excited to announce a new free member tool available on GCO. The AGS Quick Guide to Diabetes Management in Older Adults was developed to help clinicians develop individualized goals for diabetes treatment, list safety and efficacy characteristics of antihyperglycemic agents, and implement geriatric prescribing and deprescribing principles for antihyperglycemic agents. The guide’s framework builds off the AGS approach to multimorbidity and also includes a case example. [Read More.]
The AGS/Association of Directors of Geriatrics Academic Programs (ADGAP) COVID-19 Educational Toolkit is now available exclusively for AGS and ADGAP members. The Educational Toolkit is a compendium of resources and teaching tools created by AGS and ADGAP members to help providers and educators during the COVID-19 pandemic. The toolkit is available free on GeriatricsCareOnline.org. Thank you to members of the review committee who carefully reviewed each tool, and to the authors who submitted too
